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

Latest Pixel Drop Brings New At a Glance Features, More

Google today announced a new Pixel drop that brings new features to supported Pixel handsets.

Microsoft Releases Windows App SDK 1.1

Microsoft has finally released Windows App SDK 1.1, the latest version of its development platform…

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Ask Paul: June 3 (Premium)

After a curiously long short week, we can kick off this normal weekend a bit…

Tip: Enable Windows 11 Visual Effects in Microsoft Edge

With the release this past week of Microsoft Edge 102, you can now configure the…

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Amazon to Halt Kindle Sales in China

Amazon said today that it will stop selling the Kindle ebook reader in China and…

Tip: Use Word for the Web to Transcribe Audio and Video

Word for the web offers a useful feature not found in the desktop version: it…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (7th Generation) First Impressions

The 7th-generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga may look the same as its predecessor, but it…

Sonos Voice Control Arrives

Announced last month, Sonos Voice Control is now available on all voice-enabled Sonos smart speakers.

Vivaldi 5.3 Adds Editable Toolbars, More

The latest version of the Vivaldi web browser for desktop adds editable toolbars and new…

Report: Safari Now Has Over 1 Billion Users

According to a survey by Atlas VPN, Apple Safari now has over one billion users…

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Programming Windows: One Billion (Premium)

Confusion reigned in the wake of Microsoft’s consumer-focused Windows 10 event in January 2015.

Microsoft to Remove Money, Wolfram Data Types from Excel

Microsoft alerted its Microsoft 365 subscribers this past weekend to tell them that it will…

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Programming Windows: 10 (Premium)

Microsoft would celebrate the 30th anniversary of Windows with a new version that would go…

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Ask Paul: May 27 (Premium)

After a bleary and extended stay in Mexico City, I’m back in time for Memorial…

Broadcom to Acquire VMWare for $61 Billion

Broadcom announced that it will acquire virtualization pioneer VMWare for $61 billion in cash and…

Dell Reports Record First Quarter Earnings

Dell last night reported that it earned a net income of $1 billion on record…

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