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 Galaxy Note 10+ First Impressions

My Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ arrived today, and I’m up and running. I can already…

Xbox Insiders Start Testing October Update

Microsoft announced today that Xbox Insiders have begun testing some of the features that will…

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There is No Android Update Problem (Premium)

When there’s nothing material to complain about, some choose to make up something to complain…

Google Pays $170 Million to Settle Child Privacy Case

Google will pay a record $170 million fine to settle allegations by the FTC that…

Gears 5, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Console and PC

Today, Microsoft announced the games that we can expect to see on Xbox Game Pass…

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Programming Windows: Civil War (Premium)

Two years into its incredible embrace of the Internet, Bill Gates became convinced that the…

Acer Announces New Chromebooks, PCs, and Displays

It’s IFA this week, so Acer has unleashed a long list of new product announcements,…

It’s Official: USB4 Incorporates Thunderbolt 3

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) today published the official USB4 specification, which is based on…

Firefox 69 Arrives with Enhanced Tracking Protection on by Default

Mozilla announced the release of Firefox 69, the latest version of its flagship browser for…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Final Impressions

I’ve got to box up my Galaxy Note 10 up and ship it back ahead…

Intel NUC: A Little Forward Momentum

I’ve approached the new NUC a bit gingerly, given my early reliability problems. But now…

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Programming Windows: Hello, VBScript (Premium)

VBScript was best used with the IIS web server and Active Server Pages (ASP) to…

Apple Launches Watch Screen Replacement Program

Apple announced Friday that it will replace the displays on aluminum models of the Apple…

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Programming Windows: ActiveX (Premium)

With ActiveX, Microsoft would “activate the Internet” by bringing its COM technologies to the web.

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Ask Paul: August 30 (Premium)

Happy Friday! I’m out of the office this afternoon, so I wanted to get this…

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Explaining the 1903/1909 Explanation (Premium)

Those responsible for explaining what’s happening to Windows 10 have explained their recent inability to…

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