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.

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Ask Paul: March 4 (Premium)

Feliz Viernes from Mexico City! Here’s another amazing set of questions from readers to kick…

Microsoft Teams with Apple, Google, Mozilla, Others on Web Interop

Microsoft and Google are now joining with other web browser makers to improve compatibility and…

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Miguel (Premium)

As you may have seen, Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft. But what you might…

Microsoft Explains How It Refreshed Notepad for Windows 11

This one is particularly interesting to me because I’m working out how or whether I…

New Dynabook Portégés Deliver 12th Gen Intel vPro Processors

Dynabook---formerly the Toshiba PC Company---today announced three new Portégé portable PCs based on the 28-watt…

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Fitbit is Recalling the Ionic Smartwatch

Fitbit announced today that it has agreed to a recall of its third-generation smartwatch, Ionic,…

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The WPF Notepad Project (2022): Reviving My Favorite .NETpad (Premium)

For my March programming project, I’m reviving the WPF version of .NETpad, which is my…

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What I Use(d): March 1, 2007 (Premium)

Fifteen years ago this week, I wrote my first-ever “What I Use” post, back when…

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Programming Windows: The Wow Stops Now (Premium)

The release of Windows Vista is now understood to be the time when Microsoft’s control…

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Programming Windows: Jim Allchin Interview (Premium)

On a cold morning in January 2006, I met with Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin, who…

Microsoft Helped Ukraine Thwart Russian Cyberattacks

Microsoft revealed today that it detected a new round of Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine in…

Forza Horizon 5 Gets Sign Language Support

In an exciting development, Microsoft revealed today that Forza Horizon 5 will get a free…

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Programming Windows: End Game (Premium)

With Jim Allchin teetering towards retirement, Microsoft finally shipped Windows Vista after several more delays…

Lenovo Offers New ThinkPads, ThinkBooks, and More at MWC

With MWC inexplicably underway in Barcelona, Lenovo is announcing an incredible range of new PCs,…

Windows 11 Usage Surpasses 19 Percent

The latest AdDuplex report shows that Windows 11 is now in use on 19.3 percent…

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro Series Brings Secured-Core Capabilities to Consumers

Samsung today announced a new generation of its New Galaxy Book2 Pro series of premium…

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