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

HP Launches New Prosumer, Gaming PCs

HP today launched new Windows 11-powered Envy, Spectre, OMEN, and Victus portable PCs for prosumers…

New Windows 11 Build Heads to the Release Preview Channel

Microsoft announced today that it has released Windows 11 build 22000.706 to the Release Preview…

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Programming Windows: Aftermath (Premium)

In the aftermath of Steven Sinofsky's firing, the Windows team pushed forward to correct the…

Today’s the Day! Live AMA with Nick Tirrell

Today, I’m co-hosting a live AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) with our Technology and Operations director,…

Acer Announces New PCs, Chromebooks, More

Acer announced new Swift and Spin laptops, ConceptD PCs, Chromebook, and more at a spring…

Wear OS Picks Up Two New YouTube Music Features

Google announced today that it is rolling out two new YouTube Music features on Wear…

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120 Heads to the Dev Channel

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview build 25120 to the Dev channel today, adding a…

Brave 1.38 for iOS Adds a Privacy Hub

Brave today announced Brave 1.38 for iOS, which adds a Privacy Hub, enhanced fingerprinting protections,…

Vivaldi Partners with Renault on In-Car Browser

Vivaldi announced today that it has partnered with Renault to bring its web browser to…

Tip: Use Google Maps to Go Back in Time

Google Maps has a cool feature that lets you view Street View imagery from various…

Microsoft Announces New Outlook for Windows

After years of leaks, Microsoft is finally ready to go public with Project Monarch, er…

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Apple Again Delays Return to Office

One week before it would have required most employees to spend three days at the…

Microsoft to Adjust Employee Compensation

According to a Geekwire report, Microsoft will nearly double its annual budget for merit-based salary…

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We Closed on the Mexico City Apartment (Premium)

This past week, we closed on our apartment in Mexico City and were able to…

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Programming Windows: The Product (Premium)

For years, Microsoft had worked closely with its biggest partners to create a symbiotic PC…

Arm Announces Record Revenues

Arm announced its latest annual earnings, and not surprisingly it recorded profits and revenues in…

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