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 Confirms April Delivery of Next Windows 10 Version

Microsoft Confirms April Delivery of Next Windows 10 Version

Yes, the next version of Windows 10---version 1803, the Spring Creators Update---will ship to customers…

Google Steps on Microsoft's Toes in New Gaming Push
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Google Steps on Microsoft’s Toes in New Cloud Gaming Push (Premium)

In what can only be seen as yet another attempt to attack Microsoft in yet…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2018) First Impressions

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2018) First Impressions

The 6th generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon features quad-core Intel processors, a subtly updated design, and…

U.S. Blocks Broadcom Takeover of Qualcomm

U.S. Blocks Broadcom Takeover of Qualcomm

Citing national security concerns, the president of the United States has blocked Broadcom's hostile takeover…

Android Wear is Google's Windows Phone Moment
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Android Wear is Google’s Windows Phone Moment (Premium)

Google controls the dominant personal computing platform. So why isn't Android Wear even remotely successful?

Android 8.1 Beta Comes to OnePlus 5, 5T

Android 8.1 Beta Comes to OnePlus 5, 5T

Over the weekend, OnePlus shipped open beta releases of Android 8.1 for the OnePlus 5…

Moderation in All Things Digital
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Moderation in All Things Digital (Premium)

As technology exerts ever more control over our lives, there's been a natural push-back. But…

Living with S Mode: First Steps
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Living with S Mode: First Steps (Premium)

For my newest push to use Windows 10 in S mode regularly, I'm turning to…

Microsoft Teams Celebrates First Anniversary with a Ton of New Features

Microsoft today marked the anniversary of the launch of Microsoft Teams, its team messaging and…

There's Always a Bigger Fish
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There’s Always a Bigger Fish (Premium)

Broadcom last year launched a hostile takeover bid for Qualcomm. But now Broadcom is the…

Living with S Mode: The Series
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Living with S Mode: The Series (Premium)

With Microsoft set to formally implement Windows 10 in S mode, it's time to take…

Sea of Thieves is Free to Play Through this Weekend

Sea of Thieves is Free to Play Through this Weekend

The final beta version of Sea of Thieves---an upcoming Xbox Play Anywhere title---is free to…

Microsoft Pix Now Integrates with LinkedIn

Microsoft Pix Now Integrates with LinkedIn

Microsoft's AI-powered camera app for iPhone, Pix, was just updated to support LinkedIn when you…

Another Black Ops? Call of Duty is Stuck in the Past
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Another Black Ops? Call of Duty is Stuck in the Past (Premium)

With the more futuristic Call of Duty titles not leading to multi-game series as hoped,…

Hands-On with the Android P Developer Preview

Hands-On with the Android P Developer Preview

With the first Android P developer preview now available, I decided it was time to…

Windows 10 Version 1803 to be Called the Spring Creators Update

Windows 10 Version 1803 to be Called the Spring Creators Update

Microsoft has still not officially announced its branding for Windows 10 version 1803. But now…

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