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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New in 22H2: Snap

With Windows 11 version 22H2, Microsoft has made two major improvements to Snap that make…

Vivaldi Delivers Its Mail Client

After one and a half years of testing, Vivaldi Mail 1.0 is finally available with…

Activision Announces Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II will arrive on October 28, Activision announced today. You…

Report: PC Sales to Fall Over 8 Percent in 2022

IDC said today that it expects PC sales to fall 8.22 percent in 2022 thanks…

Android 13 Beta 3 Arrives with Platform Stability

Google today announced the availability of Android 13 Beta 3, which includes the final developer…

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The Return of At a Glance (Premium)

The “at a glance” functionality in Live tiles was one of the central innovations in…

New in 22H2: Taskbar

The Taskbar has emerged as the poster child for everything that is wrong with Windows…

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Microsoft is Leaving Russia

Months after the invasion of Ukraine, Microsoft has finally acknowledged the inevitable and is shutting…

Google Continues Insane Lobbying Against New Legislation

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation that would finally curb the power of Big Tech.…

New in 22H2: Start Menu

With Windows 11 version 22H2 now complete, I’m starting a series examining the new features…

APIs! APIs! APIs!

Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote was notable for only one reason: it featured multiple references to…

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…

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