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 Releases Edge 92, Outlook Extension for Edge

Yesterday, Microsoft began rolling out Microsoft Edge 92, the latest version of its web browser,…

Microsoft Issues Another Pre-Release Windows 11 Update

Microsoft has issued the fourth pre-release build of Windows 11 to testers, adding Chat with…

HBO and HBO Max Have Over 67.5 Million Subscribers

HBO and HBO Max added 10.7 million new subscribers over the past year and the…

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Intel Reports Record Revenues from PCs

Intel today reported that it earned a net income of $5.1 billion on revenues of…

Microsoft Announces Flight Simulator Hardware

With Flight Simulator coming to Xbox Series X|S next week, Microsoft is announcing new third-party…

Microsoft is Killing the Microsoft Stores for Business and Education

Microsoft finally admitted what we’ve known since early last year: It will kill off the…

Amazon Adds Over 50 Developer Features to Alexa

As part of its virtual Alexa Live event this week, Amazon announced over 50 new…

A Tale of Two Chromebooks

And not just any Chromebooks, but premium, business-class Chromebooks that speak volumes about how far…

Dropbox Embraces the Work/Life Balance

Dropbox isn’t a particularly affordable cloud storage service, but it has announced a host of…

Google Reveals Another Microsoft Vulnerability Before Its Fixed

Microsoft Issues Workaround for New Windows Vulnerability

Windows 10 versions 1809 and newer suffer from a vulnerability that can grant system privileges…

Netflix Reports Earnings, Explains Gaming Plans

Netflix earned a net income of $1.7 billion on revenues of $7.3 billion in the…

Google Releases Chrome 92

Google announced the release of Chrome 92 today, which arrives with new privacy protection and…

Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen 2 Review

The ThinkBook 15 targets small businesses that need better security, reliability, and support than is…

Microsoft is Adding Microsoft Teams to Windows 11 Today

When Microsoft announced Windows 11 in June, it promised a Chat with Microsoft Teams feature…

Microsoft is Still Bringing DirectStorage to Windows 10 Too

DirectStorage is one of the gaming innovations in Xbox Series X|S that Microsoft will bring…

Flight Simulator, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass Soon

We’re well into the second half of July, so Microsoft has announced another set of…

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