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.

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Fitbit Enables SpO2 Monitoring on Newer Wearables

Fitbit is enabling a blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring feature on its Versa and Ionic smartwatches…

3 New Games Are Coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC

Microsoft today revealed that A Plague Tale: Innocence, Children of Morta, and Gris are coming…

Mozilla Lays Off 70

Citing the “limits of [its] core finances,” Firefox maker Mozilla this week laid off 70…

Rethinking Whole-House Audio: Bluetooth Adapter

I know that Bluetooth can't meet my whole-house audio needs, but I was pleasantly surprised…

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Living with Windows 7: It’s the End of the World as We Know It (Premium)

Those who stick with Windows 7 may not face any immediate security issues. But you…

Microsoft Launches the New Edge

Today, Microsoft is making the first non-beta version of the new Edge browser available on…

New Leaks Spill Details About the Samsung Galaxy S20

And yes, Samsung’s next line of flagship handsets will be branded as the Galaxy S20,…

Microsoft Issues a Pre-Release Update to Windows 10 Version 2004

Microsoft today updated an early December build of Windows 10 and released it to the…

Microsoft Delivers the Final Windows 7 Updates

Microsoft delivered the final set of updates to Windows 7 users today and will begin…

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The New Normal (Premium)

OK, it was modest, but PC sales still grew in 2019. Here’s a look at…

Epic Game Store Racks Up Over 100 Million Users in First Year

Epic credits the success in part on its strategy of giving away games each week,…

PC Sales Grew 1.9 Percent in 2019

PC makers sold 264 million units in 2019, according to data collected by Gartner and…

Microsoft Edge to Follow Chrome Support Schedule on Windows 7

Microsoft confirmed today that it will support Edge on Windows 7 for the same 18…

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Rethinking Whole-House Audio (Premium)

The allegations in Sonos v. Google are troubling but I’ve also been having problems with…

Microsoft Previews Next Major Version of Launcher

A Microsoft Launcher Preview is now available in the Google Play Store, offering users an…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Replace, Go To, Fit and Finish, New Name (Premium)

Today, we implement the Replace, Replace All, and Go To commands, improve the fit and…

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