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

Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for October

Yep, September is finally coming to a close, so here’s a look at the Games…

Grammarly Unveils a UI Refresh, New Features

The Grammarly digital writing assistant is getting a nice user interface refresh this week along…

Doom Eternal, Forza Motorsport 7, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass Next Month

Microsoft today revealed the games that are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the first…

EA Play is Coming to Game Pass on November 10

Microsoft announced today that EA Play’s entire game library is coming to Xbox Game Pass…

Microsoft 365 First Steps: Move Forward, Stay Productive

Now that we’ve rounded the 6-month mark of the pandemic, I’ve grown to understand that…

SMB Tip: Never Lose a Document or Other File

I was fascinated by some of the tips I learned speaking with Microsoft 365 users…

Bing is a Big Winner in Google’s Search Screen Auction

Microsoft’s Bing came out the overall winner in Google’s search choice screen auction on Android…

Windows 10 Version 2004 is Now on One-Third of PCs

Over 300 million PCs have upgraded to Windows 10 version 2004, based on the latest…

Android Developers Have One Year to Switch to Google Billing

Google will begin enforcing the use of its own payment system in the Play Store,…

Roku Upgrades Ultra, Announces New Streambar

Roku today announced a new Roku Ultra set-top box and a new, less expensive soundbar…

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The End of the Windows Era? (Premium)

Open source advocate Eric S. Raymond believes that Windows will evolve into an emulation layer…

Microsoft is Investigating Windows XP Source Code Leak

The source code for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has allegedly leaked online. Microsoft…

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Living with a Laptop: Dual Displays (Premium)

As many of you know, I’m not a fan of using multiple displays, but doing…

Google Pulls an Apple with Play Store Rules

It looks like Google is fully committed to copying Apple as much as possible, and…

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Ask Paul: September 25 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s an early start to the weekend and a look ahead to a…

Amazon Announces Another Smart Home Tsunami

As it does every September, Amazon today unleashed another amazing collection of Alexa-powered smart home…

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