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

Forza Horizon 5 is Biggest-Ever Xbox Game Studios Release

Well, it’s official: The universally praised Forza Horizon 5 is now the biggest-ever Xbox Game…

Apple Loses Stay Request in Epic Game Case

A federal judge denied Apple’s attempt to delay the ruling in its case Epic Games…

Google Loses EU Antitrust Appeal

In another legal blow to the online giant, the EU General Court ruled against Google’s…

Microsoft Store to Host a Black Friday Sale Too

Microsoft is joining Black Friday mania as always, and it even has a few deals…

The Google Store is Hosting a Great Black Friday Sale

Black Friday starts November 18 on the Google Store, and it’s offering some excellent deals…

Microsoft Announces Windows 11 SE for Education

At its special education event today, Microsoft announced Windows 11 SE, a special version of…

Microsoft Announces $249 Surface Laptop SE for Education

Today, Microsoft announced Surface Laptop SE, a $249 laptop that’s designed specifically for the K-8…

Forza Horizon 5 is Now Available

Microsoft announced this morning that Forza Horizon 5 is now available on Xbox consoles, PC,…

Mozilla Firefox is Now Available in the Microsoft Store

Mozilla announced this morning that its flagship Firefox web browser is now available via the…

Microsoft Announces Xbox 20th Anniversary Event

Microsoft will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Xbox platform next week with a virtual…

Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6 are Now Available

Microsoft announced today that Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6 are now generally available for…

Google Pixel 6 Pro: Problems in Paradise?

The Pixel 6 Pro is fantastic. But anyone familiar with Google’s troubled Pixel lineup won’t…

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A few weeks ago, I received an email I had been expecting for some time:…

Microsoft to Kill OneDrive for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 in Early 2022

Microsoft revealed this week that it will no longer support OneDrive on Windows 7, 8,…

Microsoft to Host Education Event on November 9

Microsoft has announced that it will host a virtual education event on Tuesday, November 9…

Channel 9 is Moving to Microsoft Learn

As part of its messaging about post-Ignite learning opportunities, Microsoft revealed that it is moving…

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