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

Samsung Sold Over 6.7 Million 5G Smartphones in 2019

Samsung announced today that it sold nearly 7 million 5G-capable Galaxy smartphones in 2019, an…

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Living with Windows 7: Applications (Premium)

With several hundred Windows Updates finally complete, my nostalgic trip back in time with Windows…

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Programming Windows: Hello, C# (Premium)

Originally called COOL, for C++ Object-Oriented Language, this new language would very closely resemble Java.

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Living with Windows 7: Hello Again, Old Friend (Premium)

With just two weeks left on the meter, I decided to return to Windows 7…

Dell Debuts New XPS 13 Ahead of CES

Samsung isn’t the only PC maker preempting CES: Dell has announced a thinner new version…

Samsung Announces Galaxy Book Flex Ahead of CES

In a bid to steal some thunder from rival PC makers, Samsung has announced a…

Favorite Audiobooks and Podcasts of 2019, Part 2

Here’s a look back at the audiobooks and podcasts---especially podcast serials---that I enjoyed in the…

Huawei Shipped 240 Million Smartphones in 2019

Huawei’s two biggest businesses grew at a healthy clip in 2019 despite a U.S. blacklisting,…

2019: The Year in Videogames (Premium)

A new generation of game streaming services arrived in 2019, but their true impact won’t…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Auto Save Improvements (Premium)

Our quick and dirty Auto Save functionality was perhaps a bit too quick and too…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: A Look at Notepad Over the Years (Premium)

As I struggle to duplicate some of Notepad’s more complex features, I was reminded that…

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Ask Paul: December 27 (Premium)

Here in the weird interim between Christmas and New Year’s is an Ask Paul to…

[CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway: Surface Pro X, Pro 7, and Laptop 3

It’s finally happening! Thanks to Microsoft’s Chris Capossela, we have some exciting Surface hardware to…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: New Icon, Auto Save (Premium)

As I continue to put off the really hard bits, here’s how to change the…

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Programming Windows: Anders (Premium)

Anders Hejlsberg has been doing the impossible since his first foray into programming language and…

Vivaldi 2.10 Improves Site Compatibility, Themes

Vivaldi is another great web browser that should be part of the conversation about the…

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