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

Intel and Google are Partnering on High-End Chromebooks

With Chromebook sales stagnating, Intel is partnering with Google to bring more premium Chromebooks to…

Google Reveals Another Microsoft Vulnerability Before Its Fixed

Google Backsteps a Bit on Its Security Disclosure Policy

Google has made minor but crucial changes to its security disclosure policy after years of…

Google Files Opening Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Java Case

Two months after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Google’s appeal in the Java…

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Living with Windows 7: Party Like It’s 2009 (Premium)

This series isn’t about installing and configuring Windows 7 here in 2020. It’s about using…

Microsoft Announces First Games Pass Titles of 2020 for PC, Console

Microsoft has revealed which games are coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC and console…

OnePlus Introduces Optimized Charging

Following in the footsteps of the leading smartphone makers, OnePlus today introduced a new feature…

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Living with Windows 7: Up and Running on the NUC (Premium)

I finally got Windows 7 successfully installed on my old NUC, so I’m able to…

Amazon Fire TV Has Over 40 million Active Users

Amazon has announced a major new milestone for Fire TV as it expands the technology…

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Thinking About Windows in 2020 (Premium)

I’ve been writing about Windows for over 25 years, and it has never been less…

HP Announces New Spectre x360 15, Elite Dragonfly, More

With CES 2020 now in full swing, HP has announced a new 15-inch Spectre x360…

Acer Announces New PCs for CES

With CES getting underway in Las Vegas, Acer has announced new PC portables, desktops, workstations,…

Samsung to Launch New Galaxy Flagships on February 11

A leaked Samsung promotional video shows that the smartphone giant will launch new Galaxy flagships…

Congratulations to Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway Winners!

The Surface PCs have been shipped and (most of) the product keys have been emailed.…

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Ask Paul: January 3 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and Happy New Year! Here’s the first Ask Paul of 2020, with another…

Samsung Announces Galaxy S10 Lite and Note10 Lite

Confirming recent rumors, Samsung today officially unveiled the more affordable Galaxy S10 Lite and Note10…

Google Disables Xiaomi Access to Assistant, Home, and Nest

Google has temporarily disabled Xiaomi’s access to its Assistant and Home and Nest devices after…

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