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
A Great Week for the PC
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- Oct 04, 2020
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Dell, HP, and Lenovo all announced major upgrades to their respective PC lineups this past…
Microsoft Brings Edge Dev Tools to Visual Studio Code
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- Oct 01, 2020
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Microsoft announced today that its Microsoft Edge Tools extension for Visual Studio Code is now…
A Surface Reboot? (Premium)
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- Oct 01, 2020
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Five years ago, Microsoft pushed its Surface brand into the premium part of the PC…
Microsoft is Testing New Storage and Phone Features in Windows 10
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- Sep 30, 2020
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A new Windows 10 Insider Preview build offers our first peek at new storage health…
Windows 10 on ARM to Get 64-Bit x86 App Support Next Year
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- Sep 30, 2020
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We already knew that Microsoft was bringing support for 64-bit x86 (x64) apps to Windows…
Sonos Sues Google for Patent Infringement Again
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- Sep 30, 2020
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For the second time this year, smart speaker maker Sonos has sued Google for infringing…
Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for October
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- Sep 30, 2020
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Yep, September is finally coming to a close, so here’s a look at the Games…
Grammarly Unveils a UI Refresh, New Features
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- Sep 29, 2020
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The Grammarly digital writing assistant is getting a nice user interface refresh this week along…
Doom Eternal, Forza Motorsport 7, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass Next Month
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- Sep 29, 2020
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Microsoft today revealed the games that are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the first…
EA Play is Coming to Game Pass on November 10
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- Sep 29, 2020
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Microsoft announced today that EA Play’s entire game library is coming to Xbox Game Pass…
Microsoft 365 First Steps: Move Forward, Stay Productive
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- Sep 29, 2020
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Now that we’ve rounded the 6-month mark of the pandemic, I’ve grown to understand that…
SMB Tip: Never Lose a Document or Other File
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- Sep 29, 2020
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I was fascinated by some of the tips I learned speaking with Microsoft 365 users…
Bing is a Big Winner in Google’s Search Screen Auction
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 29, 2020
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Microsoft’s Bing came out the overall winner in Google’s search choice screen auction on Android…
Windows 10 Version 2004 is Now on One-Third of PCs
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 29, 2020
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Over 300 million PCs have upgraded to Windows 10 version 2004, based on the latest…
Android Developers Have One Year to Switch to Google Billing
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 28, 2020
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Google will begin enforcing the use of its own payment system in the Play Store,…
Roku Upgrades Ultra, Announces New Streambar
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- Sep 28, 2020
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Roku today announced a new Roku Ultra set-top box and a new, less expensive soundbar…