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.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

Americans Subscribe to an Average of 3 Streaming Video Services

The latest Deloitte Digital Media Trends report claims that the average American subscribes to three…

Windows 7 End of Support Notification Arrives

As promised, Microsoft has begun warning users of Windows 7 that support for the system…

More Windows 10 Answers: How Activation Will Work on an Upgrade

Microsoft Releases Two Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds

It’s been a busy week in Redmond, and Microsoft today releases two more Windows 10…

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Microsoft’s Browser Ballot: A Look Back (Premium)

If Google’s Android web browser concession seems familiar, that’s because Microsoft did the same thing…

Google to Introduce a Browser Ballot on Android in the EU

Now there is literally nothing that Microsoft has done that Google won’t copy: it will…

EU Fines Google $1.69 Billion for Advertising Abuses

The European Commission has fined Google $1.69 billion for its illegal behavior in the online…

Firefox 66 Blocks Autoplaying Content by Default

Firefox 66 arrives soon, and Mozilla is offering a tantalizing reason to upgrade: It blocks…

HP Updates Its Consumer and Small Business PCs

HP today announced new Envy laptops and convertibles for consumers and a new lineup of…

Microsoft Teams Turns Two

On the second anniversary of its release, Microsoft has announced some new milestones for Teams,…

Atari Delays VCS Again, to Late 2019

Originally expected by the end of 2017, the retro-inspired Atari VCS has been delayed yet…

Call of Duty: Mobile is Coming Soon

Call of Duty: Mobile was originally heading only to China, but now the game is…

Report Spills Some Details About Google’s Game Streaming Service

Google will announce a multi-platform game streaming service today that appears to be similar to…

No, Netflix is Not Joining New Apple Video Service

No surprise here, but Netflix confirmed last night that it will not participate in Apple’s…

Google Set to Launch Pixel 3a, 3a XL

Google’s new mid-range smartphones will allegedly not be called Pixel 3 Lite and Lite XL…

PlayStation Vue Adds Multi-View on Apple TV

Sony’s cord-cutting solution now lets you view four different channels at the same time on…

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Microsoft Should Have Spun Off Xbox. Good Thing It Didn’t (Premium)

Many industry pundits have called on Microsoft to spin off Xbox over the years. And…

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