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

Windows 10 Version 1903 is Now on 57 Percent of PCs

The latest data shows that Windows 10 version 1903 has surged 11 percentage points to…

Xbox Console Streaming is Now in Limited Preview

Microsoft announced today that some Xbox Insiders can now access a preview version of Xbox…

Sony to Shut Down PlayStation Vue

In a surprise announcement, Sony today said that it will shut down its PlayStation Vue…

YouTube Music is Going PWA

YouTube Music is apparently converting into a Progressive Web App (PWA) this week and adding…

Apple Releases iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS 13.2

Apple released yet another major update to the bug-ridden iOS 13, adding Deep Fusion camera…

Google Will No Longer Index Flash-Based Websites

In yet another blow to Adobe Flash, Google this week said that it will stop…

Google Profits Decline by 23 Percent

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, posted net income of $7 billion on revenues of $40.5 billion…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: File Save and a Stub Status Bar (Premium)

The big day is finally here: We’re going to add file save functionality to our…

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Apple Announces AirPods Pro

Apple said today that the long-rumored AirPods Pro will ship October 30 and will cost…

Google Wants to Acquire Fitbit

Reuters reports that Google is in talks to acquire struggling wearables maker Fitbit, and has…

Spotify Surges to a Surprise Profit

With its monthly average user and subscriber numbers rising faster than expected, Spotify announces a…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: High-DPI Support (Premium)

I’ve wanted to add high-DPI support to our beginner Windows Form application for a while…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: A Little Refactoring (Premium)

Thanks to several useful suggestions from readers, let’s improve our Notepad clone before moving on…

Microsoft Wins $10 Billion Pentagon Contract

Microsoft has beaten Amazon AWS and secured a controversial $10 billion contract with the Pentagon…

Windows 10X Details Leak, Confirm Laptop Support

A new leak confirms that Windows 10X will look like Chrome OS and is coming…

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Ask Paul: October 25 (Premium)

Happy Friday! And Happy (early) Halloween, since this will be the last Ask Paul of…

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