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 Anniversary Update Set for August 2 Release

We Have a Release Candidate

Microsoft may not like this term anymore, but with Windows 10 19H1 build 18362 heading…

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Ask Paul: March 22 (Premium)

Happy Friday. There are some curiously serendipitous questions in this week’s Ask Paul.

Intel Kills Off Compute Card

Two years after it first introduced the credit card-sized PC, Intel confirmed that it has…

Dev Interview: Corel’s Gérard Métrailler

Mary Jo and I spoke with Corel Executive Vice President Gérard Métrailler recently about Windows…

Live from New York, It’s the Health of Tech!

Brad, Mary Jo, and I will be appearing live in New York City on Tuesday,…

Microsoft 365 Gets Some Major Improvements

Microsoft today announced a number of enhancements across Microsoft 365, including bringing Teams to Office…

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Microsoft Has Huge Advantages Over Google in Game Streaming (Premium)

There are some key differences between the Google and Microsoft approaches. And what they point…

U.S. News Giants Opt Out of Apple News Service

The Wall Street Journal will be joining Apple’s coming news subscription service, but The New…

Americans Subscribe to an Average of 3 Streaming Video Services

The latest Deloitte Digital Media Trends report claims that the average American subscribes to three…

Windows 7 End of Support Notification Arrives

As promised, Microsoft has begun warning users of Windows 7 that support for the system…

More Windows 10 Answers: How Activation Will Work on an Upgrade

Microsoft Releases Two Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds

It’s been a busy week in Redmond, and Microsoft today releases two more Windows 10…

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Microsoft’s Browser Ballot: A Look Back (Premium)

If Google’s Android web browser concession seems familiar, that’s because Microsoft did the same thing…

Google to Introduce a Browser Ballot on Android in the EU

Now there is literally nothing that Microsoft has done that Google won’t copy: it will…

EU Fines Google $1.69 Billion for Advertising Abuses

The European Commission has fined Google $1.69 billion for its illegal behavior in the online…

Firefox 66 Blocks Autoplaying Content by Default

Firefox 66 arrives soon, and Mozilla is offering a tantalizing reason to upgrade: It blocks…

HP Updates Its Consumer and Small Business PCs

HP today announced new Envy laptops and convertibles for consumers and a new lineup of…

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