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 Announces More Game Pass Titles for November

We’ve moved quickly into the second half of November, so Microsoft is back with another…

You Can Now Buy the Snapdragon WOA Mini PC

The ECS LIVA Mini Box QC710 Desktop is a low-end, Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 on ARM…

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Power Problems (Premium)

When my wife and I drove to Washington D.C. this past weekend, I used Google…

Microsoft Confirms Its Anticompetitive and User Hostile Behavior is Purposeful

Bad news for anyone who hoped that Microsoft would do the right thing when it…

Microsoft Adds Over 70 Games to Xbox Backward Compatibility

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Xbox, Microsoft has added an astonishing 70+ new…

Surprise! Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta is for Everyone, Available Now

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Xbox, Microsoft is making the Halo Infinite multiplayer…

Samsung Releases OneUI 4.0 with Android 12

Samsung says that it is delivering a major OS update to its most recent flagship…

Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds

The creator of EdgeDeflector said this week that the latest Insider build of Windows 11…

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Ask Paul: November 11 (Premium)

I’m traveling tomorrow, so welcome to a special 11/11 edition of Ask Paul that will…

OnePlus Buds Pro Quick Review

Robbed of a new OnePlus smartphone review this fall, I can at least take a…

Xbox Design Lab Adds New Customization Options

Microsoft’s Xbox controller customization service is getting a big update that brings back some much-loved…

Disney+ Growth Slows

While Disney+ did experience 60 percent subscriber growth YOY, the service only added 2 million…

Valve Delays Steam Deck Past the Holidays

Well, that was inevitable. Valve announced today that it is delaying the Steam Deck past…

New Insider Preview Build Adds Another Promised Windows 11 Feature

Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 22499 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It adds…

Apple Finally Targets Small Businesses

Today, Apple announced a new offering called Business Essentials, a subscription for small businesses with…

Meta/Facebook Announces Workplace Integration with Microsoft Teams

Meta---the company formerly known as Facebook---today announced new integrations between Workplace and Microsoft Teams.

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