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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More Mobile: First Steps (Premium)

I’ve been using a desktop PC of some kind at a desk of some kind…

PowerToys Are Now Available in the Microsoft Store

Two and a half years after Microsoft announced that it was rebooting the PowerToys, the…

Google Pixel Buds A-Series Mini-Review

I’ve only had the Google Pixel Buds A-Series earbuds for a week. And while they're…

Google is Bringing Permissions Auto-Reset to Billions of Android Apps

In Android 11, Google introduced a feature called permission auto-reset that automatically reset permissions in…

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Ask Paul: September 17 (Premium)

On this episode of Deep Thoughts with Jack Handy, no wait. It’s Friday, so here’s…

Microsoft Begins Rolling Out Photos App Redesign

The redesigned Photos app for Windows that Microsoft teased last week is finally starting to…

Office LTSC is Now Available

Microsoft announced today that Office Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) for commercial customers on Windows…

Microsoft Issues Near-Final Build of Windows 11

With less than three weeks to go before its public debut, Microsoft has issued a…

Surface, Can You Spare a Part?

In February, Microsoft introduced spare SSDs for Surface Pro 7+ PCs. Now, the firm is…

Microsoft Releases New Dev Build of Windows 11

A new pre-release build of Windows 11 is available for testing to users in the…

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What Apple Didn’t Highlight During Its September Event (Premium)

This week’s Apple event was typical in that it was big on hyperbole, but it…

Brad Smith is Now the Vice Chairman of Microsoft

The Microsoft board of directors has approved company president Brad Smith to be its new…

Microsoft Account Goes Passwordless

Anyone with a Microsoft account can now remove their password from the account entirely to…

Microsoft Delays .NET MAUI to Mid-2022

Predictably, Microsoft won’t meet its overly aggressive schedule for .NET MAUI, its more modern and…

Apple Announces iPhone 13, Watch Series 7, New iPads

Well, it’s not a leap year. Instead, Apple has announced evolutionary updates to its iPhone,…

Sonos Announces New Beam Soundbar with Dolby Atmos

Today, Sonos announced a second-generation version of its Beam soundbar that supports Dolby Atmos and…

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