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

Google Releases Chrome 79

The latest version of Google Chrome adds new password and real-time phishing protections, tab freezing,…

Microsoft Teams for Linux is Now Available in Preview

Microsoft announced today that a preview version of Teams for Linux is now available in…

Untitled Goose Game is Coming to Xbox One, PS4 December 17

Microsoft and Sony have separately revealed that the smash indie title Untitled Goose Game is…

HP Spectre x360 13 (2019 5th-Generation) First Impressions

HP’s newest Spectre x360 13 brings forward its predecessor’s iconic design but in a much…

Report: Wearables Shipments Surged, Thanks to Hearables

IDC reported this week that wearables shipments “surged” in Q3, thanks mostly to an expanding…

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2019: The Year in Cord Cutting (Premium)

Cord-cutting services got more expensive in 2019, but despite one notable defeat, the number of…

Collections is Live in Edge Canary and Dev

Microsoft announced today that the Collections feature is now available in the latest builds of…

More Google Fi Features are Coming to More Phones

Google announced today that it is bringing Google Fi spam warnings, enhanced VPN network, and…

Microsoft to Shut Down Wunderlist in 2020

Microsoft revealed today that it will finally shut down the Wunderlist apps and service, on…

Minecraft Cross-Play is Coming to PlayStation 4

Our national nightmare is over: Microsoft announced today that Minecraft cross-play is finally coming to…

Google Announces Impressive Set of Pixel “Feature Drops”

Google revealed today that it will make the Pixel family of smartphones better over time…

Microsoft Patent Suggests Surface Book (and Pro?) Changes

A recently-filed patent application shows that Microsoft may be changing a future Surface Book generation…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: New Window, Printing Basics (Premium)

With our Notepad clone getting more mature, the remaining commands are, by nature, the most…

You Can Order a New Mac Pro This Week

But Apple has declined to reveal when the incredibly expensive workstation-class products will ship to…

Google Assistant Gains New Note-Taking Capabilities

Google announced this week that it is adding support for Google Keep, Any.do, AnyList, and…

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Ask Paul: December 6 (Premium)

After a long week, I’m looking forward to doing some coding this weekend. But first,…

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