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

Huawei Posts Strong H120 Financial Results

Despite an ongoing attack by the U.S. government, Huawei today announced that revenues grew 13.1…

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The Passing of Wintel? (Premium)

I’m a long-time fan of Jean-Louis Gassée, the former Apple exec and founder of Be,…

Microsoft Flight Simulator Launches August 18 on PC

Microsoft announced today that it will launch Flight Simulator on August 18 for PC and…

Now California is Investigating Google’s Antitrust Violations Too

The State of California has joined a growing list of governments that are investigating Google…

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The UWP Notepad Project (Redux): Windows 10 Theme Support (Premium)

UWP apps like .NETpad natively support Windows 10’s Dark and Light app modes (themes), but…

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Let’s Chat About Signal (Premium)

Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service championed by privacy advocates. But I have some…

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The UWP Notepad Project (Redux): Auto Save (Premium)

Today, we’ll implement .NETpad’s Auto Save functionality, which will work nearly identically to the way…

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The UWP Notepad Project (Redux): App Close Confirmation (Premium)

I think I’ve finally found a reliable way to prompt the user to save an…

Microsoft Worked with Google to Bring PWAs to the Play Store

Microsoft has been collaborating with Google so that their tools interoperate and can help developers…

Most Surface PCs are Not Getting Windows 10 Version 2004 Yet

No, you’re not crazy. Microsoft has not unblocked the release of the May 2020 Update…

PC Sales Rose 7.1 Percent in the Second Quarter

Data from Gartner and IDC shows that PC sales jumped over 7 percent in the…

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Ask Paul: July 10 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s a nicely diverse set of questions to kick off the weekend amidst…

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The UWP Notepad Project (Redux): Text Zoom, App Name, App Icon (Premium)

This time, we’ll implement .NETpad’s text zooming capabilities, fix the application name, and add a…

Microsoft Brings Kernel Data Protection to Windows 10

A new Microsoft blog post explains how the firm is now using virtualization-based security (VBS)…

Dell Announces Stunning New XPS Desktop

Taking its design cue from the XPS portable PCs, the new Dell XPS Desktop is…

A Tale of Two Laptops

I’m currently reviewing two laptops, the AMD-based HP Envy x360 13 and the Snapdragon-based Lenovo…

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