Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

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Microsoft to Make Minor Changes to App Defaults in Windows 11

Microsoft today said that it would make it easier for developers to offer to make…

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Ask Paul: March 17 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s another great set of reader questions to ponder as we kick off…

Amazon Kills Kindle Newsstand

Amazon announced today that it has stopped selling print and Kindle magazine and newspaper subscriptions…

Windows Everywhere: Some Good News

After running into a wall this week, I figured out how to bypass Leanpub’s issues…

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Podcasts Are Not Music (Premium)

If the mobile wave has taught us anything, it’s that tools that exist primarily on…

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When Everything is AI, Nothing is AI (Premium)

Every product and service imaginable is adding AI capabilities whether it makes sense or not.…

Tip: Remove the Bing Button from Microsoft Edge 111

It says something about the state of Microsoft’s software design that the primary concern these…

First Impressions: A Tale of Two Dragonfly Pros

HP’s stunning new Dragonfly Pro and the Dragonfly Pro Chromebook are unique new options for…

Windows Everywhere: Hitting a Wall

I’ve spent an incredible amount of time over the past two weeks getting Windows Everywhere…

Google Workspace Gets More Expensive

Those new AI features aren't going to pay for themselves: Google announced this week that…

Duolingo Adds an AI-Powered Subscription Tier

The makers of the language learning app Duolingo announced a new Duolingo Max subscription service…

Windows 11 Field Guide is Updated for Moment 2

Just a quick update to let you know I’ve updated the Windows 11 Field Guide…

First Pixel 8 Pro Leak Brings Some Good News

According to the first substantive Pixel 8 Pro leak, Google’s next flagship will fix one…

Google Makes It Easier for Developers to Bring Mobile Games to the PC

At its annual Google for Game Developers Summit this week, Google revealed how it is…

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OpenAI Releases ChatGPT 4

OpenAI announced the release of ChatGPT 4, the latest version of its AI engine and…

Microsoft Releases Moment 2 for Windows 11 Version 22H2

As expected, Microsoft today issued Cumulative Update KB5023706, which brings the so-called Moment 2 update…

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