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

PC Sales Grew 8.6 Percent in 2020

PC makers sold 288.9 million PCs in 2020, a leap of 8.6 percent over the…

AMD Announces Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors

Thanks to its processor success in 2020, AMD is the belle of the virtual CES…

Intel Announces Four New Processor Families at CES 2021

Microprocessor giant Intel has announced the 11th-generation Core vPro, H-series, and S-series processors, plus new…

Intel: 9.4 Million Chromebooks Sold in Q3 2020

Intel revealed today that hardware makers sold at least 9.4 million Chromebooks in Q3 2020,…

HP Announces New Elite, Envy, and Folio PCs

With a virtual CES 2021 now underway, HP has announced several new portable PC models…

Microsoft Announces Xbox Wireless Controller in Pulse Red

Microsoft today announced that a new Pulse Red version of the Xbox Wireless Controller will…

Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 7+ for Business

Surface Pro 8 is not a thing: Microsoft today announced Surface Pro 7+, a small…

Tip: Use Firefox for Web Apps

A reader tipped me off to an experimental Firefox feature that lets it work as…

Apple Mac Mini (M1): One More Thing

Yesterday, I prepared my M1-based Mac Mini for return to Apple and was reminded of…

Apple Mac Mini (M1): Winding Down

I always keep at least one modern Mac on hand for testing purposes. But it’s…

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Ask Paul: January 8 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to the first Ask Paul of 2021. Let’s get the weekend,…

Roku Buys Quibi Content for $100 Million

Roku has purchased the content previously owned by failed streaming video startup Quibi for less…

Microsoft Denies Xbox/Duracell Rumor

Microsoft denied a rumor claiming that Xbox controllers still come with Duracell AA batteries because…

Apple Mac Mini (M1): The Parallels Desktop Experience

With its temporary mix of advanced features and limitations, the Parallels Desktop technical preview for…

Microsoft is Adding a News Feed to Windows 10 For Some Reason

Microsoft is giving Windows 10 users yet another feature they can disable until it's discontinued…

Apple App Store Users Spent Nearly $2 Billion the Week After Christmas

Apple’s well-trained customer base showed up as expected in the wake of Christmas 2020, spending…

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