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

Amazon Unleashes Dozens of Alexa Developer Improvements

At its Alexa Live 2020 virtual event today, Amazon has announced dozens of new features…

Slacks Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft

Slack today filed a competition complaint against Microsoft Corporation before the European Commission, alleging illegal…

HP Envy x360 13 Review

The HP Envy x360 13 hits the sweet spot on quality, performance, and price. It’s…

Microsoft Teases Its Next-Generation Productivity UX

Thanks to the rise of mobile, Microsoft says it is evolving the designs of its…

Google Ships Chrome OS 84

Google today announced the general availability of Chrome OS 84, which adds a new Explore…

New Microsoft 365 Features Announced at Inspire 2020

Like other industry events, Microsoft Inspire is going virtual this year, and some new Microsoft…

AMD Brings Ryzen 4000 to the Desktop

AMD today announced its Ryzen 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon graphics, the world’s first…

Microsoft’s Smith Spoke to Congressional Committee About Apple

Microsoft president Brad Smith told a U.S. Congressional committee about his firm’s concerns about Apple’s…

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Two Paths, One Destination (Premium)

We can debate the relative merits of Win32 desktop applications vs. newer platforms, but Microsoft…

Microsoft Cloud PC is Coming in Spring 2021

Microsoft is working on a virtualized Windows desktop experience for thin clients called Microsoft Cloud…

Sea of Thieves Has Sold Over 1 Million Units on Steam

Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves is a blockbuster success from Xbox Studios with over 15 million…

Windows 10X Delayed to 2021, Loses Win32 Support

Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft has delayed Windows 10X to Spring 2021 and won’t…

Microsoft Has Stopped Selling One-Year Xbox Live Gold Subscriptions

Microsoft has confirmed that it is no longer selling one-year Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, leading…

Microsoft Launches Second Round of Xbox One X Preorders

Microsoft Has Stopped Making Xbox One X, S All-Digital Edition

Microsoft has confirmed that it has halted the manufacture of all current-generation Xbox consoles models…

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Ask Paul: July 17 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to another set of surprisingly diverse questions, albeit with a curious…

Microsoft Releases Edge 84

Today, Microsoft released Edge version 84, adding some minor improvements to Collections, PDF support, and…

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