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

Microsoft Teams Now Supports End-to-End Encryption

Microsoft announced today that Teams now supports end-to-end encryption, but only for one-to-one calls.

Google Details Android Go 12

Today, Google detailed the latest version of Android Go, which it created for affordable, entry-level…

iFixIt Partners with Microsoft on Surface Repair Tools

iFixit Announced today that it has partnered with Microsoft on a new line of repair…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Review

Anyone who expected the 9th-generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon to be a minor update over…

Microsoft Announces More Game Pass Titles for December

Microsoft today announced what I assume are the final titles it will launch via Xbox…

Apple Delays Universal Control for Mac, iPad to 2022

This week, Apple released updates for iPhone, iPad, and its other hardware platforms. But it…

Paul's Tech Makeover: Embracing our Cord-Cutting Future

YouTube TV Might Lose Disney’s Channels (Updated)

YouTube TV alerted its customers last night that they might lose access to Disney-owned channels.…

Adobe Announces Creative Cloud Express for Web and Mobile

Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Creative Cloud Express, a new web and mobile…

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 Review

The ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 reminds me of the classic Peanut Butter Cup ad, except…

Sony to Release PS5 Covers in 2022

After spending the past year preventing third parties from doing so, Sony will release PlayStation…

Microsoft Releases Documentary About the History of Xbox

“Power On: The Story of Xbox,” a free, six-part documentary about the history of Xbox,…

Vivaldi: Microsoft is Up To Its Old Tricks Again

Indie web browser maker Vivaldi has publicly lashed out at Microsoft’s user-hostile and potentially illegal…

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Ask Paul: Friday, December 10 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Let’s kick off the weekend a bit early with another great set of…

Microsoft Rebrands Xbox Game Pass for PC

In a bid to further differentiate the service, Microsoft revealed that it is rebranding Xbox…

Google is Bringing Play Store Games to Windows

Last night, Google revealed that it is bringing Play Store-based Android games to Windows in…

Hands-On with the Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

After a few days of waiting, I was finally able to download the redesigned Notepad…

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