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

Hands-On: HP 965 4K Streaming Webcam

The HP 965 4K Streaming Webcam is a $199 peripheral that transforms online meetings and…

Humble Games Titles Coming to Game Pass Soon

Microsoft announced this morning that several new Humble Games titles are coming to Game Pass…

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Ask Paul: August 26 (Premium)

Happy Friday! There’s some interesting news buried in here, so let’s kick off the weekend…

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Enough Already: First Steps (Premium)

I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore. I’m referring, of…

Hands-On with the Acer Aspire Vero

The Acer Aspire Vero hits at the exciting intersection of repairability and recycling and it…

Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets First City Update, 40th Anniversary on the Way

With the game’s 40th anniversary approaching, Microsoft has issued its first-ever city update for Flight…

DuckDuckGo Opens Email Protection Beta to Everyone

DuckDuckGo announced that its Email Protection service, while still in beta, is now available to…

Google Announces New Fitbit Lineup

Google this morning announced the Fitbit Versa 4 and Sense 2 smartwatches and the Fitbit…

Acer Chromebook Vero 514 First Impressions

As part of its first Acer Green Day event this week, Acer has announced the…

Alexa Game Control Coming First to Dead Island 2

Amazon launched Alexa Game Control at Gamescom 2022 this week, and Dead Island 2 will…

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Enough with the F#*!ing Ads (Premium)

You know we’re in trouble when Apple is preparing to expand the use of advertising…

HP Spectre x360 13.5 Review

The HP Spectre x360 13.5 takes everything that was right about its near-perfect predecessor and…

You Can Now Catch .NET Conf: Focus on MAUI on Replay

Microsoft’s .NET Conf: Focus on MAUI has concluded, but you can now watch the entire…

Microsoft is Having an Incredible Sale on Bethesda Games

It’s not just PC Game Pass: Many of Bethesda’s games for PC, Xbox, and more…

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Ask Paul: August 19 (Premium)

Happy Friday! I’m back from Mexico City after what felt like a month away and…

More Wolfenstein, Quake Games Come to PC Game Pass

Concurrently with QuakCon, Microsoft has announced that several classic Wolfenstein and Quake titles are available…

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