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.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

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The Enshittification of Personal Technology (Premium)

Tech journalist Corey Doctorow describes the way that services move from being free to abusing…

Start11 Adds Support for Moment 2

One of the issues with Windows 11 version 22H2’s “Moment 2” update is that it…

Google I/O is Set for May 10

Google today revealed that its annual developer show, Google I/O, will open May 10 in…

Microsoft Brings More AI to Developers at Azure Open Source Day 2023

At its Azure Open Source Day 2023 today, Microsoft announced a handful of Azure AI…

Sonos Announces Era 300 and 100 Smart Speakers

Smart speaker pioneer Sonos today announced the stunning Era 300 and Eera 100 next-generation smart…

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Dumb as a Rock (Premium)

In marketing, it’s impossible to push the benefits of a new version of a product…

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Channeling the Windows Insider Program (Premium)

As a Windows enthusiast, I cheered the arrival of the Windows Insider Program, which made…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Sensational

I find myself recoiling more and more at the sensational and inaccurate ways in which…

Windows Everywhere: A Second Look at Cairo

I’ve been working to get Windows Everywhere ready for publication on Leanpub and hope to…

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Don’t Be a Statistic (Premium)

Most people don’t get the backup religion until they’ve lost something important because of a…

Microsoft Auto-Installs Defender Now If You’re a Microsoft 365 Subscriber

Don’t be surprised to see a new Microsoft Defender entry in your Windows 10 or…

Google Makes a New Business Push with ChromeOS

Backed by a commissioned IDC study, Google this week is making the case that ChromeOS…

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Ask Paul: March 3 (Premium)

We’re in Mexico City for three weeks because life wasn’t chaotic enough already, so let’s…

Dell Delivers a Solid Year and a Down Quarter

The third-largest PC maker delivered predictable financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full-year…

Brave Search Adds AI-Powered Summarizer

Brave has added an AI-powered Summarizer feature to its Brave Search service that uses search…

Gamers Have Created Over One Million Maps with Halo Infinite: Forge

Microsoft announced today that gamers have already created over one million custom maps using the…

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