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

HoloLens 2 to Ship in September

A Microsoft executive said that HoloLens 2, the firm’s next-generation Augmented Reality (AR) headset, will…

Microsoft is Bringing Dark Mode to Mobile and the Web

Microsoft’s monthly round-up of new Microsoft 365 functionality across desktop, mobile, and web is now…

Microsoft to Bring exFAT Support to the Linux Kernel

Microsoft announced today that it is supporting the addition of its exFAT file system to…

Microsoft is Bringing Dark Mode to Mobile and the Web

With Dark Mode support coming to both Android and iOS in the weeks ahead, Microsoft…

Google Reportedly to Move Smartphone Production to Vietnam

The Nikkei Asian Review reports that Google will move its smartphone manufacturing from China to…

Apple Makes Changes to Siri Data Collection

Apple will do for Siri what Microsoft should do---but won't---for Windows 10.

Fitbit Launches Alexa-Powered Versa 2, Plus a Smart Scale and Subscription Service

Fitbit today announced the Alexa-powered Versa 2 smartwatch, a more affordable Aria Air smart scale,…

Windows 10 Version 1903 Usage Tripled Since Last Month

The surge is on: Windows 10 version 1903 now accounts for fully one-third of all…

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Here’s How Microsoft Can Fix Windows 10’s Privacy Issues (Premium)

The issue isn’t how users can configure data collection. It’s that users can’t turn off…

Dutch Data Protection Agency Says Windows 10 Still Violates Privacy

The Dutch Data Protection Agency has found possible further privacy violations in Windows 10, which…

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Thinking About Chromebook’s Auto Update Expiration Date (Premium)

Google’s Chromebook platform has a lot going for it. But its relatively short support lifecycle…

Mixer Creators Can Get Paid When Viewers Join Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft announced a new addition to the ways in which Mixer creators can get paid,…

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Programming Windows: Hello, HTML

HTML is a simple markup language that describes web documents. But it’s evolved into a…

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1903, 19H2, 1909, Oh My (Premium)

Just when you thought the lack of adult supervision over in Windows couldn’t get any…

Fairphone 3 Launches at €450

Fairphone announced today that its 3rd generation responsibly sourced and user repairable smartphone is ready…

Intel NUC: Next Steps

When I finally decided to move past my unreliable AIO PC and use an Intel…

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