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.

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Friday Quick Takes: August 15

It's after 5:00 pm on Friday afternoon at the end of a very long and…

Microsoft Delivers New Dev and Beta Builds of Windows 11

Microsoft Delivers New Dev and Beta Builds of Windows 11

Those with Windows 11-based PCs enrolled in the Dev or Beta channel in the Windows…

Ask Paul: August 15
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Ask Paul: August 15 (Premium)

Happy Friday! After a very busy week, we're finally home and in need of rest.…

Google Accelerates Android Studio Release Schedule Again

Google Accelerates Android Studio Release Schedule Again

In May 2024, Google adjusted the release schedule for Android Studio to release new features…

Notepad is Getting an Updated Context Menu

Notepad is Getting an Updated Context Menu

Microsoft has been on a tear updating Notepad, and now it's adding an updated context…

Microsoft CVP Pavan Davuluri

Pavan Davuluri Discusses How AI Will Impact the Next Windows

One week after Microsoft posted its first "vision" video for the future of Windows, the…

Lenovo Revenues Surge 22 Percent to $18.8 Billion

Lenovo Revenues Surge 22 Percent to $18.8 Billion

Lenovo reported that it earned a net income of $389 million on revenues of $18.8…

HP OmniBook 5 16-Inch First Impressions

HP OmniBook 5 16-Inch First Impressions

I've wanted to test a laptop with a lower-end Qualcomm Snapdragon processor for a long…

Epic Games Brings Easy Anti-Cheat to Windows 11 on Arm

Epic Games Brings Easy Anti-Cheat to Windows 11 on Arm

Epic Games has made its Easy Anti-Cheat system compatible with Windows 11 on Arm Copilot+…

Perplexity Offers to Buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 Billion

AI startup Perplexity formally offered Google $34.5 billion today to acquire its Chrome web browser…

Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 Get August 2025 Firmware Updates

Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 Get August 2025 Firmware Updates

Microsoft has released new firmware updates for Surface Laptop 7th Edition and Surface Pro 11th…

What Dia Says About the AI-Powered Future of Web Browsing
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What Dia Says About the AI-Powered Future of Web Browsing (Premium)

Dia is a Mac-only AI-powered web browser that's already providing a serious challenge to Perplexity…

Drive
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From the Editor’s Desk: Drive (Premium)

I have a long history of long drives, but after spending over 9 hours driving…

Online Accounts 2025: The Second NAS is an Upgrade
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Online Accounts 2025: The Second NAS is an Upgrade (Premium)

After a lot of deliberation, I decided to go with a four-bay solution for the…

Microsoft Lens is Losing its Job to AI

The Microsoft Lens app for Android and iPhone began life as Office Lens for Windows…

HP EliteBook X G1i 14 Notebook First Impressions

HP EliteBook X G1i 14 First Impressions

The HP EliteBook X G1i is a business-class laptop with a thin and light form…

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