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.

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Microsoft Event Photo Gallery #2

Here are some photos of the new Surface hardware announced today in New York.

Microsoft Event Photo Gallery

Here are some photos of the new Surface hardware announced today in New York.

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What the Heck is Windows 10X? (Premium)

Despite some pre-event confusion, it's now clear that Windows 10X is nothing less or more…

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max First Impressions

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Thunderboltable (Premium)

This week, Microsoft will announce new Surface PCs, none of which will support Thunderbolt 3.…

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Microsoft announced today that its Windows Virtual Desktop solution is now generally available to its…

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HP this morning launched its next-generation Spectre x360 premium convertible PC with 10-generation Intel Core…

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Programming Windows: David vs. Goliath (Premium)

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