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

Adobe Reports Record Q2 Revenues

Adobe earned a net income of $1.18 billion on revenues of $4.39 billion in the…

Brave CEO Lashes Out at DuckDuckGo Privacy Gaffe

In the wake of an embarrassing revelation about its cozy relationship with Microsoft, Brave CEO…

New in 22H2: Task Manager

Windows 11 version 22H2 brings a major visual refresh to the Task Manager for the…

High-End OnePlus 10 Pro Model Now Available in the U.S.

OnePlus announced today that it is now selling a high-end 12/256 GB model of its…

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Qualcomm Wins EU Antitrust Appeal

The EU General Court ruled that Qualcomm will not need to pay a $1.2 billion…

Hands-On with Visual Studio 2022 17.3 Preview 2 on Arm

I installed Visual Studio 2022 17.3 Preview 2 on a Windows on Arm PC. It…

Microsoft Releases the First Arm64 Build of Visual Studio

Microsoft today announced that Visual Studio 2022 17.3 Preview 2 is now available, and there’s…

New in 22H2: Accessibility

Windows 11 version 22H2 includes three major new accessibility features, which is quite exciting. Unfortunately,…

Adobe Brings Video Editing to Lightroom

Adobe today announced several updates to Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. Key among them is video…

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Saying Goodbye to Internet Explorer (Premium)

Over roughly 20 years, Internet Explorer experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows. But…

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This is Why Apple Blocks Xbox Cloud Gaming (Premium)

The UK has uncovered the real reasons why Apple prevents Microsoft from bringing Xbox Cloud…

New in 22H2: Quick Settings

Clearly inspired by a similar interface in Chrome OS, Quick settings debuted in Windows 11,…

Lenovo Offers an Alexa-Powered Smart Clock

Lenovo has sold Google Assistant-powered smart home devices for years, but now it is offering…

UK Finds Apple and Google Compete Unfairly in Mobile

An extensive investigation by UK regulators found that Apple and Google compete unfairly in mobile…

New in 22H2: Search

Windows 11 already offers numerous entry points to its integrated search functionality, so Microsoft went…

New in 22H2: File Explorer

Windows 11 version 22H2 will bring several interesting improvements to File Explorer, including deeper integration…

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