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

FTC Files Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Against Microsoft

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today filed a lawsuit against Microsoft to prevent it…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Hello People (Premium)

Our recent move into an apartment has triggered all kinds of reevaluations, both positive and…

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The State of Xbox (Premium)

The $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition hangs in the balance with Microsoft needing back-to-back appeals…

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Report: Pixel 8/8 Pro to Feature “Considerable” Camera Upgrade

Android Authority has received a leak that details the camera systems that Google will include…

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Microsoft Brings Voice Chat to Bing Chat on Desktop

With Cortana put out to pasture, Microsoft this week added voice chat capabilities to the…

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Ask Paul: June 9 (Premium)

It's nice to finally be home for a while. And there's no better way to…

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Online Identities, Passwords, and Passkeys, Oh My (Premium)

Google's push towards a passwordless future is an improvement over its previous authentication schemes. But…

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Google Password Manager Improved with Five New Features

Google Password Manager now supports additional authentication methods, password notes, easier importing from other password…

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Adobe, Microsoft Make Separate Generative AI Pledges

Adobe and Microsoft have separately announced that they will help protect users of their generative…

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Vivaldi Brings Bing Chatbot to its Web Browser

The Vivaldi web browser will now masquerade as Edge so its users can access the…

Microsoft is Improving the C# Developer Experience in Visual Studio Code

Microsoft has released a preview version of the C# Dev Kit, a Visual Studio Code…

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Google Bard Improved with Implicit Code Execution, Sheets Export

Google announced two improvements to its Bard experimental AI chatbot, implicit code execution and Google…

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Android 14 Hits Beta 3 and Platform Stability

Google announced today that Android 14 has reached the Beta 3 milestone and, with it,…

Tip: Download the Updated Windows 11 Version 22H2 ISO

Microsoft has updated its downloadable Windows 10 version 22H2 ISO to include all of the…

Developer keynote speakers from Apple WWDC, Google I/O, and Microsoft Build 2023
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Developer Story (Premium)

You won't be surprised to learn that Apple's developer story contrasts sharply with the visions…

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Apple WWDC 2023: Hot or Not? (Premium)

Apple's WWDC 2023 keynote was another prerecorded affair with somewhat interesting new hardware and software…

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