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 Says Skype Investments to Continue

With Teams usage surging and soon adding consumer features and Skype integration, many are wondering…

Revisiting the Huawei P30 Pro

In the spirit of the other recent re-evaluations of my favorite handsets from last year,…

Fast Ring is Switching to Windows 10 21H1 in Late June

Or, at least that’s the plan, according to a Microsoft blog post that was mysteriously…

Extension Sync is Finally Coming to Microsoft Edge

Four months after Microsoft took its new browser out of preview, Edge is getting extension…

Microsoft Celebrates 30 Years of Solitaire

Microsoft Solitaire debuted 30 years ago today, and the software giant says it’s still used…

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Ask Paul: May 22 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Flush with our post-Build glows, here’s an amazing set of reader questions to…

Microsoft Makes Windows 10 on ARM Available Virtually

With Windows 10 version 20H2, Windows 10 on ARM will finally support Hyper-V. But the…

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This is What Microsoft Said About PWAs at Build 2020 (Premium)

Microsoft lost some PWA momentum during its year-long shift to Chromium for the new Edge.…

Teams/Skype Integration Delayed to June

Originally expected in April, the integration of Skype functionality into Teams has now been delayed…

Intel to Acquire Maker of Killer Networking Products

Intel announced today that it is acquiring Rivet Networks, the makers of the well-regarded Killer…

Source Code for Windows NT 3.5, OG Xbox Has Allegedly Leaked

According to reports, the source code for Windows NT 3.5 and the original generation Xbox…

Apple Releases iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5, and tvOS 13.4.5

Following a months-long beta test, Apple last night released iOS 13.5, which adds improved Face…

.NET MAUI is the Future of Xamarin.Forms

At its Build 2002 virtual conference this week, Microsoft announced how it will evolve its…

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Understanding Project Reunion (Premium)

Project Reunion is a modern replacement for UWP and a way to use APIs that…

Xbox Game Pass is Beating PlayStation Now

Microsoft may be losing the console wars, but its video game subscription service, Xbox Game…

Huawei Responds to Latest U.S. Action

In the wake of yet another political attack from the United States, Huawei argued this…

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