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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Google Releases Gemini 3 in Preview

Google Releases Gemini 3 in Preview

In a broadside to Microsoft on the opening day of Ignite 2025, Google announced the…

Ignite 2025: MCP Comes to Windows Developers in Preview

At its biggest annual convention this morning, Microsoft announced how it will transform Windows for…

New Dev and Beta Builds Enable New Agentic Features

New Dev and Beta Build Enables New Agentic Features

Microsoft today issued new Windows 11 version 25H2 preview builds to the Dev and Beta…

Tiny11 Builder 2025 Round 3: Customization Fails, New Laptop Install
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Tiny11 Builder 2025 Round 3: Customization Fails, New Laptop Install ⭐

My attempts to customized the Tiny11 Builder script were unsuccessful, so I've simply used it…

What I Use: Mexico, September to November 2025
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What I Use: Mexico, September to November 2025 ⭐

This is a What I Use for the ages: Lots of travel, lots of new…

HP EliteBook 6 G1q Review

HP EliteBook 6 G1q Review

The HP EliteBook 6 G1q is powered by Snapdragon X and X Plus processors, but…

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Arrives

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Arrives

It’s Call of Duty day, the annual event when we drop everything to install a…

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Preview

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Preview

Ask any tech reviewer which iPhone to get, and they’ll all say the base iPhone…

Ask Paul: November 14
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Ask Paul: November 14 ⭐

Happy Friday! It’s our last weekend in Mexico for the year, so let’s get it…

From the Editor’s Desk: Good Decisions, Less Good Decisions
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From the Editor’s Desk: Good Decisions, Less Good Decisions ⭐

Sometimes logic wins the day. But sometimes, it's all about emotion. And when that happens,…

Hands-On: Windows 11 Full Screen Experience
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Hands-On: Windows 11 Full Screen Experience ⭐

Anyone running Windows 11 version 25H2 can test the full screen experience that debuted on…

Mozilla Announces AI Window for Firefox

Mozilla Announces AI Window for Firefox

Mozilla announced a new opt-in experience for Firefox called AI Window so users can access…

Vivaldi 7.7 Arrives with Improved Tab Sync, User Experience Updates

Vivaldi 7.7 Arrives with Improved Tab Sync, User Experience Updates

Vivaldi 7.7 is here on the desktop with a major change to how the web…

Anthropic Announces $50 Billion AI Infrastructure Plans

Anthropic Announces $50 Billion AI Infrastructure Plans

Anthropic said today that it will begin building its own AI infrastructure for the first…

Backbone Pro Xbox Edition is Now Available

Backbone Pro Xbox Edition is Now Available

Backbone today announced the Backbone Pro Xbox Edition controller, which features a classic green transparent…

Cameyo by Google Brings Virtual App Delivery to Chrome, ChromeOS Enterprise

Cameyo by Google Brings Virtual App Delivery to Chrome, ChromeOS Enterprise

Google announced today that its Cameyo Virtual App Delivery service is now available to enterprise…

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