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

Google Announces Fitbit Charge 5

The Fitbit Charge 5 is the first Fitbit device to be released under Google and…

Microsoft Brings Reading Progress to Teams

Microsoft has announced the global rollout of Reading Progress, a new Microsoft Teams app for…

Flight Simulator Update is Adding Germany, Switzerland, and Austria Locations

As part of the gamerscon 2021 event today, Microsoft announced Flight Simulator World Update VI,…

Xbox Cloud Gaming is Coming to Xbox Consoles

The only surprise here is the timing, I guess, but Microsoft will bring Xbox Cloud…

Next Microsoft Ignite is Coming (Virtually) in November

Microsoft’s next Ignite conference will be just as virtual as the previous two, unfortunately. It’s…

Windows 11 Tip: Know Your Keyboard Shortcuts

Using keyboard shortcuts is a key way to be more efficient while using Windows, and…

South Korea Wants to Mandate Multiple Payment Systems for IAP

South Korea may have found a solution to one aspect of Google’s and Apple’s respective…

Power Throttling to Make a Comeback in Windows 10 "Redstone 3"

Misconfigured Power Apps Portals Exposed Data for 38 Million Users

Over 1000 web apps created with Microsoft’s Power Apps inadvertently exposed the data from over…

Minecraft Dungeons is Heading to Steam

Microsoft announced today that it is bringing the game Minecraft Dungeons to Steam on September…

Reminder: gamescom 2021 Xbox Stream is Tomorrow

On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, Microsoft will host a gamescom 2021 Xbox streaming event at…

Halo Infinite Will Not Include Co-Op, Forge at Launch

Despite being delayed for an entire year, Halo Infinite will be missing key functionality when…

Momentum Plus Adds Soundscapes

While traveling this past week, I noticed that Momentum Plus, the paid New Tab extension…

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What’s Old is Old Again (Premium)

The nostalgia racket isn’t new to videogames---witness the Atari hits packages of the 1990s---but it’s…

Intel Finally Takes on Arm with x86

At its virtual Architecture Day 2021, Intel announced a number of new initiatives, key among…

LibreOffice 7.2 Arrives with Improved Microsoft Office Document Support

The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 7.2, the latest version of its…

New Windows 11 Build Arrives with Focus Sessions, First ISO

Last night, Microsoft made Windows 11 build 22000.160 available to Windows Insiders in the Dev…

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