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

Firefox 148 Arrives with AI Kill Switch

Firefox 148 Arrives with AI Kill Switch

Back in December, Mozilla's new CEO promised that Firefox would evolve into a modern browser…

Some Thoughts About Alternative Lifestyles
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Some Thoughts About Alternative (Computing) Lifestyles ⭐

Today, we can effectively de-enshittify Windows 11 and remove its worst behaviors. But what if…

Nvidia GeForce RTX AI PCs

Report: Nvidia Poised to Re-Enter PC Market with Arm Chips … or x86 Chips … Or Something

AI chip giant Nvidia is poised to reenter the PC market with new system-on-a-chip (SoC)…

De-Enshittify Windows 11: Microsoft Copilot and AI
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De-Enshittify Windows 11: Microsoft Copilot and AI ⭐

Windows 11 was born in enshittification, but the rise of Copilot and Microsoft's AI ambitions…

Samsung Announces Multi-Agent Ecosystem for Galaxy AI

Samsung Announces Multi-Agent Ecosystem for Galaxy AI

With just days to go before the Galaxy S26 series launch event, Samsung continues to…

Phil Spencer Xbox

Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond Are Leaving Xbox

On this week's Windows Weekly, I wondered aloud why Xbox chief Phil Spencer has been…

Google Pixel 10a Preview

Google Pixel 10a Preview

Google graciously offered to try and ship me a Pixel 10a here in Mexico, so…

Ask Paul: February 20
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Ask Paul: February 20 ⭐

Happy Friday! It's going to be 85 degrees here in Mexico City today, so we're…

OneDrive is Going Liquid Glass on the Mac

OneDrive is Going Liquid Glass on the Mac

Microsoft announced a major update to OneDrive on the Mac that will deliver Mac-native dialogs…

DuckDuckGo Adds Photo Editing to Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo Adds Photo Editing to Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo's private AI chatbot Duck.ai now supports anonymous photo uploading and editing capabilities.

Google Releases Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google Releases Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google announced the release of Gemini 3.1 Pro, a "step forward in core reasoning" for…

Family Photo Sharing Should be Easier Than It Is
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Family Photo Sharing Should be Easier Than It Is ⭐

We have our photos in Google Photos, Apple Photos, and elsewhere, and sharing that with…

Windows Insider Program

The Canary Channel is Somehow Getting Even Weirder

We don't even write up most Windows Insider Program Canary builds because there's so little…

Audible Launches Immersion Reading for Deeper Kindle Integration

Audible Launches Immersion Reading for Deeper Kindle Integration

Amazon has long offered Audible and Kindle integration features that let you mix reading via…

Google Expands Quick Share's AirDrop Compatibility to More Pixels

Google Expands Quick Share’s AirDrop Compatibility to More Pixels

Starting today, Google is bringing Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop to the Pixel 9, Pixel…

Samsung Teases a New Galaxy Camera Experience

Samsung Teases a New Galaxy Camera Experience

Samsung will unveil its Galaxy S26 flagship smartphones next week, but it's teasing a new…

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