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 Publishes a New Roadmap for the New Edge

Microsoft has published a list of features it plans to add to its Edge web…

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What Tracking Protection Can’t Protect Against (Premium)

The promise of new web browsers like Microsoft Edge is that you can get the…

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What I Learned Porting .NETpad to … UWP? (Premium)

The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) isn’t particularly well-suited to traditional productivity applications.

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The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium)

I was surprised to discover that my biggest blocker in using a Chromebook was workflow…

Extension Sync is Coming to Edge Canary

The latest Canary build of the new Microsoft Edge will finally add the long-awaited extension…

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Ask Paul: February 14 (Premium)

Happy Valentine’s Day, and Happy Friday! Here’s a predictably Windows 10X-heavy installment of Ask Paul…

Microsoft to Launch Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 in the Spring

Brad has confirmed that Microsoft will launch Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 at…

Windows Terminal Hits Version 0.9, Adds New Features

Microsoft announced that the preview version of Windows Terminal has been upgraded to version 0.9,…

Microsoft Begins Testing Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary on PC

Microsoft announced this week that those testing the Master Chief Collection on PC now have…

U.S. Charges Huawei with Racketeering, Trade Secret Theft

The U.S. government on Thursday charged Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei with racketeering and trade secret…

You Can Download the Surface Duo Ringtone

The Surface Duo isn’t a phone, Microsoft tells us. But you can download its, um,…

What’s New in Windows 10 Version 2004

Sometime in the next month or so, Microsoft will finally begin rolling out Windows 10…

Google is Bringing Split-Screen Mode to Android 11

The Galaxy Z Flip’s split-screen usage mode isn’t just for Samsung: Google confirmed it will…

Essential Throws in the Towel

Erstwhile smartphone maker Essential announced today that it will cease operations and shut down the…

Tweeten 5 Natively Supports Windows on ARM

Mehedi has updated his Twitter client, Tweeten, to version 5, adding native support for Windows…

You Can Pre-Register for “Forza Street” for Android

Microsoft is allowing interested gamers to pre-register for its upcoming Forza Street game for Android.…

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