Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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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A Look Back: PowerToys for Windows XP (Premium)

With this week’s news that Microsoft is rebooting PowerToys, I thought it would be fun…

Microsoft Confirms UWP is Not the Future of Windows Apps

As I predicted, Microsoft is effectively killing UWP by ensuring that all its capabilities are…

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18894 Arrives

No, there are no tabs, but the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build brings File…

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The End of Apps (Premium)

At Build 2019 this week, Microsoft pushed its vision for “people-centric” computing, where the industry…

Microsoft Reboots the PowerToys for Windows 10

Microsoft is rebooting the PowerToys, a set of system utilities that debuted alongside Windows 95,…

Google Pushes Chrome OS to Developers

Chrome OS and the Chromebooks on which it runs are now sophisticated enough for web…

Google Brings Flutter to the Web in Technical Preview

Google had previously announced plans to bring Flutter, its cross-platform mobile development framework, to the…

Google I/O Announcement Roundup

I’m plenty-busy here in Seattle for Microsoft Build, but I wanted to at least provide…

Google Launches Android Q Beta 3

Coincidental with the first day of its I/O conference today, Google launched Android Q Beta…

Google Announces Pixel 3a, 3a XL

After months of leaks, Google has made the Pixel 3a and 3a XL official. The…

2.5 Billion

Google announced today that there are now over 2.5 billion monthly active Android devices worldwide,…

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Build is (Not) Boring (Premium)

If you think Microsoft Build is boring, you’re missing the point. This isn’t a consumer…

Stardock Delivers Groupy 1.2 for Windows

Upset that Microsoft is no longer bringing window tabs to Windows 10? The new version…

Samsung is Canceling Galaxy Fold Preorders

Samsung said today that it cannot predict when it will be able to ship its…

Watch the HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 Demo

If you caught yesterday’s Build 2019 keynote, you may have witnessed the awkwardness of a…

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Ethics Matters (Premium)

European regulators are circling U.S. tech giants, looking for any excuse to impose heavy fines…

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