Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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

Microsoft Improves Notifications in Edge

Microsoft said today that it has improved the way that the desktop versions of Edge…

HBO Max is Coming to Fire TV Tomorrow

Our national nightmare is finally over: HBO Max, which has been conspicuously absent from Fire…

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Thinking About Google Photos (Premium)

Last week, Google announced that it was discontinuing free, unlimited photo storage in its Google…

Google Adds New Personal Data Protection to Gmail

Google this morning announced that it is adding a setting to Gmail that will determine…

OnePlus 8T Review

The OnePlus 8T offers a great design, a gorgeous display, and excellent performance, but it’s…

Xbox Series X|S: Blu-Ray

The Xbox Series X includes a Blu-ray player, enabling the ultimate in video quality at…

Qualcomm Can Now Sell 4G Chipsets to Huawei

In the first major scaling back of the U.S. blacklisting of Huawei, the U.S. government…

Microsoft Finally Opens Up on Surface Support Lifecycle

Microsoft this week quietly posted a new site that details the driver and firmware lifecycle…

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Ask Paul: November 13 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and happy Friday the 13th. Here’s a mammoth edition of Ask Paul to…

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Throwback: So Easy Even a Child Can Do It (Premium)

In June 2010, I wrote this editorial about keeping kids safe online. A lot has…

Microsoft Renames Update Channels on Android, iOS, and Mac

In June, Microsoft changed its update channel names for Microsoft 365 applications on Windows, and…

Disney+ Now Has Over 73 Million Subscribers

As part of its quarterly earnings announcement, Disney revealed that it had 73.7 million Disney+…

HP EliteBook x360 1040 G7 First Impressions

In 2019, I reviewed one of the best portable PCs I’ve ever used. And so…

Apple Releases macOS Big Sur

Arriving a few months later than originally expected, the latest version of macOS is finally…

Microsoft Updates on Office on Apple Silicon-Based Macs

Microsoft has issued a somewhat confusing statement about how and when those with Apple Silicon-based…

Google Photos Will No Longer Offer Free and Unlimited Storage

Starting in mid-2021, Google Photos will no longer offer free and unlimited storage. The good…

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