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

Spotify Adds a Premium Duo Subscription for Couples

Spotify has added a Premium Duo Subscription for couples in 55 markets, complementing its individual…

Report: Apple Shifts Gears on Arcade

With no real hits in its game service collection, Apple is shifting its strategy for…

Automatic Edge Rollout to Expand to Education, then Businesses

Four weeks after Microsoft began automatically deploying Edge via Windows Update, it is updating its…

Microsoft Launches Global Skills Initiative

In an effort to combat the economic impact of COVID-19, Microsoft is launching a global…

Windows 10 Version 2004 Makes Its First Usage Share Appearance

The latest version of Windows 10, called 2004, is now in use on 7 percent…

Amazon CodeGuru Is Now Generally Available

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced today that its CodeGuru toolset for web developers is now…

Amazon Brings a Prime Video App to the Microsoft Store

An Amazon Prime Video app is now available for Windows 10 in the Microsoft Store.…

Microsoft Suspends Advertising on Facebook

Two separate reports state that Microsoft has stopped advertising on Facebook’s services because it publishes…

Windows Insider Switches to Channels Today

Two weeks after it announced the change, Microsoft is switching the Windows Insider program from…

First Apple Silicon Benchmarks Destroy Surface Pro X

Early Apple silicon benchmarks have leaked online as expected. And it’s really bad news for…

Mixer Co-Founder: Microsoft Was Right to Shut Down Service

Mixer co-founder Matt Salsamendi said in an interview this weekend that he agrees with Microsoft’s…

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Throwback: Microsoft Store (Premium)

On August 23, 2012, I attended the launch of the first Boston-area Microsoft retail store.…

Microsoft Releases Windows File Recovery Tool

Microsoft has quietly released a new utility called Windows File Recovery for Windows 10 version…

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The Grass Is Always Greener (Premium)

We're seeing a lot of self-doubt in the Windows community in the wake of Apple’s…

Windows 10 Pro Users Can No Longer Defer Windows Updates

With Windows 10 version 2004, Microsoft is removing a key perk of Windows 10 Pro…

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Ask Paul: June 26 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Not surprisingly, this week’s Apple announcements have triggered a wave of questions. So…

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