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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2018) Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon has long set the standard in the premium business-class category,…

May Update for Xbox One to Add Game Group, 120 Hz Support

May Update for Xbox One to Add Game Group, 120 Hz Support, More

Microsoft announced today that the May Update for Xbox One will add a number of…

The Why, When, What, and WTF of Windows 10 Version 1803

Windows 10 Version 1803 Heads to Slow and Release Preview Rings

Microsoft today expanded the availability of the new RTM build of Windows 10 version 1803…

Twitter PWA Picks Up Windows 10 Start Menu Integration

Twitter PWA Picks Up Windows 10 Start Menu Integration

In a nice example of the scalability of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), the Windows 10…

Amazon Opens Up Alexa Skills to Everyone

Amazon Opens Up Alexa Skills to Everyone

Amazon announced this week that it is opening up Alexa skills creation to non-programmers via…

Ask Paul: April 20
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Ask Paul: April 20 (Premium)

Happy Friday, everyone. Here's another round of Q&A to jump-start the weekend.

Google Calls Out Microsoft on Windows 10 S Flaw

Windows 10 S isn't just unusable. Apparently, it's not very secure either.

Microsoft Pumps Out Another Redstone 5 Build

Microsoft Pumps Out Another Redstone 5 Build

Microsoft can't seem to get Windows 10 Redstone 4 (RS4) out the door, but it…

Tim Cook Shoots Down Convergence Rumors

Apple CEO Tim Cook pulled his head out of the sand just long enough to…

Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review Part 2: Camera

Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review Part 2: Camera

Smartphone buyers frequently cite camera quality as a key purchase criteria. And the Samsung Galaxy…

Learn to Code ... with a Mobile App?

Learn to Code … with a Mobile App?

A new app for Android and iOS promises to teach you basic JavaScript programming skills.…

What Does Microsoft Know About Us? Not Much
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What Does Microsoft Know About Us? Not Much (Premium)

Most of the privacy reporting these days is focused on Google and Facebook because these…

There are 100 Million Amazon Prime Subscribers

There are 100 Million Amazon Prime Subscribers

The normally secretive Amazon has finally detailed a key metric of its success: It now…

Alexa Answers the Call of Duty

Alexa Answers the Call of Duty

Activision announced this week that it has released a beta set of Call of Duty…

Microsoft Demotes OneNote 2016, Moves Forward with Modern OneNote

Microsoft Demotes OneNote 2016, Moves Forward with Modern OneNote

Confused why Microsoft is maintaining two different versions of OneNote on Windows? Well, that's about…

Thinking About Azure Sphere and Licensing
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Thinking About Azure Sphere and Licensing (Premium)

Contrary to various reports, Microsoft will indeed charge a licensing fee for Azure Sphere. Is…

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