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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Flight Simulator Coming to Xbox Series X|S Next Month

Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to Xbox Series X|S sooner than I expected, on July…

Windows 10 S at 6 (Months)

Windows 10 Support Ends on October 14, 2025

A Microsoft support document has been edited to explain that support for Windows 10 Home…

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Better Together (Premium)

Microsoft used to push its productivity ecosystem by promoting how its products worked better when…

U.S. Government Moves to Take on Big Tech

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives today introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at curbing…

Google to Skip Chrome 95 in Move to New Release Cycle

Back in March, Google said that it would move Chrome to a new 4-week release…

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Ask Paul: June 11 (Premium)

Woah! Here’s a great collection of excellent questions from readers, so settle in and let’s…

Google Quietly Gives Up on URL Shortening in Chrome

After a year-long test in which it received nothing but complaints from users, Google has…

Get Ready for the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase on Sunday

E3 is virtual again this year, so Microsoft is hosting a virtual Xbox & Bethesda…

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Amazon to Require Employees in the Office Three Days Per Week

An internal Amazon memo says that employees will be required to come to the office…

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable is Surface Pro done properly, with a superior keyboard cover,…

Microsoft’s Gaming Strategy? Xbox Everywhere

Ahead of its Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase on Sunday, Microsoft has provided some context…

Google Ships Android 12 Beta 2

Google announced that it is releasing Android 12 Beta 2 today, adding new privacy features…

OneDrive to be M1-Native on Mac by Late 2021

One year after Apple shipped its first M1-based Macs, Microsoft plans to finally update OneDrive…

Spatial and Lossless Audio Go Live in Apple Music

Yesterday, Apple enabled spatial and lossless audio in Apple Music across its own platforms, with…

Vivaldi 4.0 Arrives with Betas of Mail, Calendar, and Feed Reader

Vivaldi is launching the next major version of its web browser, which features Vivaldi Translate…

Scheduler Comes to Microsoft 365

Microsoft today announced Scheduler, a new extra-cost Microsoft 365 service that makes it easier to…

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