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.

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Google Counter-Sues Epic Games

With its eye on Apple’s appeal of a nearly-identical case, Google this week counter-sued Epic…

It’s Official: The PC Market Stalled in Q3

Gartner and IDC confirmed that the PC market barely grew in Q3 2021, with PC…

WSL is Now Available in the Microsoft Store in Preview

Microsoft has made a preview version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) available via…

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Amazon Embraces Hybrid Work

Amazon now says that it will leave remote work decisions to individual team leaders after…

Google TV Updates Improve Personalization

Google is improving Google TV with better personalization, new ambient mode capabilities, and better integration…

Canalys: PC Market Grew Just 5 Percent in Q3

The market researchers at Canalys claim that global PC sales rose just 5 percent in…

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Apple Appeals Epic Games Ruling

Apple appealed the ruling in the Apple v. Epic Games case in a bid to…

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More Mobile: Hubs and Docks (Premium)

I’ve been using a Thunderbolt dock as part of my mobility experiments, but I suspect…

Analysis: Microsoft Earnings

Microsoft Embraces Right to Repair

Activist shareholders have convinced Microsoft to dramatically expand its “Right to Repair” efforts by the…

Yep, Microsoft is Updating Notepad for Windows 11 Too

After seeing the WinUI spit shine that it gave to Paint in Windows 11, it…

Vivaldi 4.3 Adds PWA, Sync, Download Improvements

This week, Vivaldi upgraded its flagship desktop web browser to version 4.3, adding several useful…

Is Mozilla Firefox Getting Sketchy?

Long the darling of the open-source crowd, Mozilla’s Firefox web browser has received some questionable…

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Ask Paul: October 8 (Premium) (Updated)

With the release of Windows 11 and new Surface PCs this week, we can enjoy…

Smooth Scrolling is Coming to Excel for Windows

Microsoft is now testing a smooth scrolling feature for Excel for Windows and expects to…

Microsoft Blames Russia for Most Nation-State Cyberattacks

In a new report, Microsoft states that Russia is responsible for more nation-state cyberattacks than…

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More Mobile: Minimizing and Overthinking (Premium)

For the first time, I’ve weathered the transition from a desktop PC-based setup to a…

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