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

Microsoft Releases Windows App SDK 1.2

The Windows App SDK 1.2 now supports creating widgets for Windows 11, more modern WinUI…

DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection Open Beta for Android is Now Available

DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection is now available to all Android users in open beta after…

Vivaldi Launches Twitter Competitor on Mastodon

Web browser maker Vivaldi today announced its Mastodon instance, Vivaldi Social, as an open alternative…

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Microsoft Will Finally Take on Employee Discrimination and Harassment

After an independent review found that its discrimination and harassment policies were lacking, Microsoft said…

Descript Seeks to Make Video Editing Simpler with AI

Video editing is notoriously difficult and time-consuming, but a startup called Descript says it has…

Health Connect Integration Comes to Health and Fitness Apps on Android

Google announced today that over one dozen health and fitness apps on Android now support…

Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit with 40 U.S. States

The attorneys general for 40 U.S. states announced today that Google will pay almost $400…

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The Problem with Microsoft Office (Premium)

In today’s world of subscription offerings, a perpetual Office license, especially one with so many…

Google Rolls Out User Choice Billing with Spotify

Bowing to antitrust complaints, Google has rolled out the first implementation of user choice billing…

Windows 11 Field Guide Progress Report #3: eBook, New Chapters, Content Reshuffling,

It’s been a few weeks since the last update, so here’s another peek at what’s…

Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition is Now Available

Microsoft today announced the availability of Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition, which features helicopters…

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Ask Paul: November 11 (Premium)

Happy 11/11, happy Friday, and happy Veteran’s Day! Let’s kick off the weekend a bit…

Report: Amazon Cost-Cutting Could Impact Alexa

A new report in The Wall Street Journal says that Amazon’s Alexa devices unit posts…

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Thinking About Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Season 01 (Premium)

Like so many software releases these days, the initial launch of Call of Duty: Modern…

GitHub Pushes Into the Enterprise with New Features

GitHub announced several new features for enterprises and developers at its hybrid GitHub Universe event…

Microsoft Brings Certificate-Based Authentication for AAD to Mobile

In yet another step towards our passwordless futures, Microsoft this past week unveiled a public…

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