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 is Getting Hybrid Work Updates

Five years into the Microsoft Teams era, Microsoft is adapting this versatile product to better…

Microsoft Updates the Software Stack for Surface Hub 2S

Microsoft today announced a set of software updates that improves its Surface Hub 2S collaboration…

After 7 Years in Beta, Google Domains Goes Live

Google announced today that Google Domains has exited beta and is now available in 26…

Microsoft on File Explorer Ads: Just Kidding!

Microsoft now says that the recent addition of an advertisement in a Windows 11 Insider…

Intel to Invest Over $36 Billion in Europe

Intel announced today that it will invest over $36 billion in Europe, with about $19…

Lenovo Refreshes ThinkPad X13, X13 Yoga, and ThinkPad L

Lenovo today announced new third-generation versions of its ThinkPad X13, ThinkPad X13 Yoga, and ThinkPad…

Here’s the Halo TV Series Story Trailer

Today, Microsoft unveiled a two-minute-long story trailer for the Halo TV series, titled “Look Beyond.”…

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Programming Windows: Transitions (Premium)

In 2007 and 2008, Steven Sinofsky and this team prepared the follow-ups to Windows Vista:…

DirectStorage is Now Available on PC

Microsoft announced today that DirectStorage is now supported in PC games running on Windows 10…

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More Mobile: External Display (Premium)

The appearance of a new HP Conferencing Monitor for review has thrown a (temporary?) wrench…

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Ask Paul: March 11 (Premium)

Happy Friday! I’m still reeling from our trip, but here’s another great set of reader…

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Programming Windows: Longhorn Server (Premium)

Though it was impacted by the same delays as Longhorn/Windows Vista, Longhorn Server targeted a…

Tip: Enable File Explorer Tabs in Windows 11 (Dev)

As you may have seen, Rafael revealed that File Explorer in the latest Windows Insider…

Google Issues App Updates on iPhone and iPad, Too

It’s not just Android: Google is also updating several of its apps across iOS (iPhone)…

Android Gets Major Updates to Messages, Much More

Google today announced several major functional changes to Android, including updates to Messages, Photos, and…

OnePlus Co-Founder’s New Company to Make a Phone

It will come as a surprise to nobody that OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s new company,…

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