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

Google’s Phone App Gets Smarter About Spam Calls

This week, Google quietly updated the stock Phone app in Android to push suspected spam…

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Obsessed with Andromeda (Premium)

Our obsessive relationship with Andromeda is unhealthy. But I'm starting to think Microsoft is really…

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Ask Paul: July 13 (Premium)

Happy Friday the 13th! Here's what I believe is a record number of Ask Paul…

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Microsoft Teams Picks Up the Slack (Premium)

Two years ago, we were still debating whether Microsoft should buy Slack to gain credibility…

Spectre Mitigation Increases Chrome Memory Usage, Google Says

To mitigate the Spectre processor vulnerabilities, Google Chrome now uses an additional 10 to 13…

Microsoft Begins Testing Redstone 5 on Xbox One

With the July Update now available, Microsoft has begun testing the next major system update…

Microsoft Will Sell USB-C Dongles Too

I was rather surprised that Microsoft didn't announce any USB-C dongles alongside Surface Go. Surprise:…

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So Predictable (Premium)

The initial reaction to Microsoft's new Surface Go has been as polarizing as it was…

Rocket League Comes to Xbox Game Pass

I don't normally report on individual game titles coming to Xbox Game Pass. But this…

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The New Surface … Go or No Go? (Premium)

Surface Go is a less expensive way to experience many of the benefits of Surface…

Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration

If you're looking to send a child off to school with Surface Go, make sure…

Hands-On with Microsoft Surface Go

Two weeks ago, Brad and I got to spend some time with Microsoft's newest Surface…

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Understanding Microsoft Surface Go (Premium)

For the past two weeks, I've been trying to make sense of Surface Go, which…

Microsoft Announces Surface Go

It's official: Surface Go is Microsoft's new affordable Surface tablet PC, and it goes on…

Microsoft Teases a New Surface

Microsoft tweeted out a provocative image of its current Surface lineup today, teasing that something…

Enthusiasts Petition Microsoft to Make Andromeda

A grassroots effort to convince Microsoft that there is a market for its Andromeda mobile…

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