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 Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition is Now Available

Microsoft today announced the immediate availability of Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition…

Apple Hasn’t Given Up on Getting Employees Back in the Office

In an internal memo, Apple CEO Tim Cook told employees that he now expects them…

Microsoft Launches a Xbox Series S Fortnite and Rocket League Bundle

Microsoft today announced a new Xbox Series S – Fortnite and Rocket League Bundle that…

DuckDuckGo is Bringing App Tracking Protection to Android

DuckDuckGo today announced a new app tracking protection feature in its Android app that will…

Google Issues Partial Fix for Pixel 6 Fingerprint Sensor Issues

If the Pixel 6 series has a serious problem---and it does---it’s the in-display fingerprint reader,…

Microsoft Releases November Xbox Update

Today, Microsoft announced the availability of the November Xbox Update, which brings new color filters,…

Apple to Open iPhone to Self-Repair in 2022

Apple today announced a Self Service Repair program that will allow its customers to repair…

Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One

Microsoft has expanded the availability of Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) to the Xbox Series X|S…

1Password 8 Comes to Windows

The latest version of the well-regarded 1Password password management service is now available on 64-bit…

Mozilla Introduces Firefox Relay Premium

Mozilla announced a paid version of its privacy-first Firefox Relay service, which helps you protect…

Microsoft Continues to Bog Down Edge with Unnecessary Bloat

Call it the Teamsification of Microsoft Edge: the software giant revealed that it will add…

Microsoft Finalizes the Windows App SDK

Microsoft has quietly finalized the Windows App SDK, which seeks to reunite Windows desktop and…

Microsoft Store on Xbox Now Highlights Game Accessibility Features

The Microsoft Store on Xbox One and Series X|S has been updated with game accessibility…

New Windows 11 Media Player App Appears for Insiders

Hey, remember that Windows 11 media player app that leaked in September? Well, you can…

Microsoft Will Not Bring x64 Emulation to Windows 10 on ARM

Windows 11 on ARM adds 64-bit Intel app emulation, but fans have been wondering whether…

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Version 21H2

More importantly, the software giant also revealed that it is updating the Windows 10 servicing…

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