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

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…

Report: Apple Delays Return to Office

With its employees in open revolt about Apple requiring them to return to the office,…

DuckDuckGo Announces Email Protection Service

DuckDuckGo today announced its Email Protection service, which aims to protect email privacy without requiring…

Developers Can Extend Context Menus and the Share Dialog in Windows 11

As with previous Windows versions, Windows 11 lets developers extend key parts of the shell…

Acer TravelMate P6 First Impressions

Announced at Next@Acer 2021 in late May, the TravelMate P6 is Acer’s answer to the…

Xbox Just Had a Record Month in the U.S.

It’s hard to explain how this happened during a component shortage, but Xbox just had…

U.S. Accuses China of Hacking Microsoft

The United States, in concert with the EU, UK, and NATO, has formally charged China…

Google Delays IAP Requirement After Antitrust Suit

What a difference an antitrust lawsuit makes. Google on Friday said it would delay the…

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