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

Microsoft to Nag Windows 7 Users to Upgrade

Microsoft revealed today that it will begin nagging Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows…

HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 First Impressions

HP is overhauling its OfficeJet Pro lineup for small businesses, with a simpler and smaller…

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 Arrives with a Version for Mac Too

Corel is releasing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 today, and it comes with a few surprises,…

Microsoft Announces 13 New ID@Xbox Titles Ahead of GDC 2019

Microsoft today announced the arrival of 13 new game titles made by independent developers in…

Google App Joins the 5 Billion Downloads Club

Google’s eponymous mobile app has reached 5 billion downloads on the Google Play Store, the…

NVIDIA Snags Mellanox Out From Under Intel

NVIDIA outbid microprocessor giant Intel, which was looking to use Mellanox to expand its datacenter…

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I Need a Better Podcast App (Premium)

I’ve long used and recommended Pocket Casts, but it’s become a confusing and complex mess.…

Buy an Xbox One, Get a Free Game

Microsoft is holding yet another sale on the Xbox One S and X, this time…

Crackdown 2 is Now Free on Xbox One

Microsoft announced that it has made Crackdown 2 available for free on Xbox One via…

Microsoft Plans to Bring Smooth Scrolling to Chromium

Microsoft is proposing to bring the smooth scrolling functionality from its Edge web browser to…

Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16273 for PC

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18353 Heads Out to the Fast Ring

Hot on the heels of the previous 19H1 build, Windows 10 Insider Preview build 18353…

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Break Up Amazon, Facebook, and Google

U.S. presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google and “unwind”…

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Ask Paul: March 8 (Premium)

Happy Friday! After a one-week hiatus, Ask Paul is back with some great questions from…

Apple to Release an AR Headset Next Year

A new report from an analyst close to Apple claims that the consumer electronics giant…

Thinking About the Future of UWP, Windows Store, and Windows 10 S (Premium)

Windows 10 is Now in Use on Over 800 Million Devices

Microsoft revealed today that Windows 10 is now in use on over 800 million PCs,…

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Is Microsoft Edge on Chromium a No Brainer? (Premium)

Microsoft’s decision to halt development of its proprietary web browser rendering technologies is controversial on…

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