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

Google is Working on a Post-Pandemic Work Schedule

With an eye on the post-pandemic world, Google this past weekend told employees that it…

Hands-On with Windows 10 on ARM x64 Emulation

This week, Microsoft took a major step toward fixing one of WOA’s biggest problems when…

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Ask Paul: December 11 (Premium)

Happy Friday! In this week’s Ask Paul, we look at locally store music, account sync,…

December’s Xbox Game Pass Bonanza Continues

Less than two weeks ago, Microsoft announced 15 new games for Xbox Game Pass this…

Disney+ Usage Continues to Rise, So Prices are Going Up Too

Flush with success, Disney+ will be raising its monthly and annual subscription prices in 2021…

Halo’s Master Chief Comes to Fortnite

We may not be getting a new Halo game this year, but its main protagonist,…

Microsoft Flight Simulator is Coming to Xbox Series X|S Next Summer

Microsoft revealed last night that it will be bringing Flight Simulator to Xbox Series X|S---but…

Microsoft Begins Publicly Testing Windows 10 on ARM x64 Emulation

A newly-released Windows Insider Preview build is giving the public its first chance to experience…

Google Workspace Extends Office Editing to Attachments

In the wake of adding native Microsoft Office editing capabilities to its Workspace services, Google…

Brave Adds an Integrated News Reader

Brave announced today that it is integrating a privacy-preserving news reader called Brave Today into…

Microsoft Improves the Xbox Family Settings App

Microsoft announced today that it has added two new features---screen time pausing and purchase requests---to…

U.S. Government, Most States Seek to Break Up Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam have joined…

Amazon Announces New UI for Fire TV

Amazon today announced that it will soon roll out what it calls its most significant…

Google Play Billing is Coming to Progressive Web Apps

The Chrome team announced today that it is bringing Play Billing to Progressive Web Apps…

HBO Max Usage Surged This Quarter

AT&T announced today that its HBO Max streaming service saw explosive usage and engagement gains…

Microsoft Claims Record Year for Xbox

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Xbox saw record levels of engagement in 2020, a year…

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