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 Pixel 4 Supports Faster Wireless Charging

According to the Wireless Power Consortium, the Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL will wirelessly…

Windows 10 Version 20H1 is Heading to the Slow Ring

The Windows Insider Program is back to form, hiding important news by updating older blog…

Opera Gets Colorful on Android

Opera 54 for Android is a major upgrade for the mobile browser, with colorful new…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Icons and Open Files (Premium)

For the third installment of this starter project, we’ll add an app icon and program…

Surface Pro 7, Laptop 3 Receive Day-One Firmware Updates

Microsoft is pulling an Apple, as we say, and pushing out major updates for Surface…

Microsoft Partners with PC Makers on Secure-Core PCs

Microsoft has partnered with Dell, Dynabook, HP, Lenovo, and Panasonic on a new class of…

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 First Impressions

It’s unclear whether Surface Pro 7 is the swan song for this venerable product line.…

EU Has “Concerns” About Microsoft Data Compliance

With rival U.S. tech firms falling one-by-one to increased antitrust scrutiny at home and in…

Pixel 4 Face Unlock to (Eventually) Require Open Eyes

I was a bit surprised by how willing the tech press was to believe that…

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Programming Windows: Microsoft Announces .NET (Premium)

On June 22, 2000, Microsoft co-founder and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates announced the .NET…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: A Little Formatting (Premium)

In part two of this introductory programming project, we implement the Word Wrap and Font…

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Ask Paul: October 18 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s a new installment of Ask Paul covering Windows 10, Ignite, the Google…

Windows 10 Version 1909 Review

After years of complaining, Windows 10 users are finally getting the feature update that they…

Adobe Photoshop for iPad is Almost Ready

And by “almost ready,” we mean that it’s a year later and the first version…

Google Celebrates 15 Years of Google Books

Google is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its Google Books service with a new design…

Buy Google Hardware, Get Google One Perks

Customers who purchase any “made by Google” product, including the Pixel 4, will get some…

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