Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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

Reminder: Windows 8.0 Support is Expiring Next Week

Reminder: Windows 8.0 Support is Expiring Next Week

If you're still running the original version of Windows 8---that is, Windows 8.0, not 8.1---it's…

Microsoft Delivers Another Cumulative Update to the Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview

Microsoft Delivers Another Cumulative Update to the Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview (Updated)

Microsoft on Friday delivered another cumulative update for Windows Insiders using Windows 10 Mobile 1511,…

Microsoft, It's Time for Xbox One S and an Entertainment Set-Top Box

Microsoft, It’s Time for Xbox One S and an Entertainment Set-Top Box

Microsoft originally planned to ship two Xbox One consoles, one for gaming, and one for…

Microsoft Plans to Offer SIM Card, Cellular Plans to Windows 10 Users

Microsoft Plans to Offer SIM Card, Cellular Plans to Windows 10 Users

While we're still waiting on an official announcement, there's enough information out there now to…

Thurrott Daily: January 8

Thurrott Daily: January 8

Here are some tidbits from around the web: Microsoft will sell cellular data to Windows…

Thurrott Daily: January 7

Thurrott Daily: January 7

Here are some tidbits from around the web: The Windows 10 FUD that simply won't…

Google Nexus 6P + Google Fi: Week One Update

Google Nexus 6P + Google Fi: Week One Update

A week ago, I wrote about my very early experiences using the Nexus 6P smart…

Reminder: Support for Older IE Versions is Expiring Next Week

Reminder: Support for Older IE Versions is Expiring Next Week

This probably won't impact most readers of this site, but Microsoft will be ending support…

Dell Pushes Business PCs at CES 2016

Dell Pushes Business PCs at CES 2016

Dell is still one of the world's largest sellers of PCs, and the firm arrived…

Google Announces Coming Updates to Android TV and Google Cast for Audio

Google Announces Coming Updates to Android TV and Google Cast for Audio

While Google's Chromecast Audio is an amazing and inexpensive way to fill a room or…

T-Mobile Gets Its First Windows 10 Mobile Smartphone

T-Mobile Gets Its First Windows 10 Mobile Smartphone

This is one of those good news/bad news deals: Windows 10 Mobile is finally heading…

Ask Paul: Windows Phones and Google?

Ask Paul: Windows Phones and Google?

With Windows 10 Mobile now shipping, it's time we revisit a long-standing issue with Windows…

Alcatel Onetouch Announces 8-Inch Windows 10 Mobile Tablet

At CES this week, Alcatel Onetouch announced the PIXI 3, an 8-inch Windows 10 Mobile…

HP EliteBook Folio is Firm's Thinnest, Lightest Notebook Ever

HP EliteBook Folio is Firm’s Thinnest, Lightest Notebook Ever

HP this morning announced the new business-focused EliteBook Folio, which it bills as its thinnest…

Microsoft Announces New Xbox One Bundles

Microsoft Announces New Xbox One Bundles

Microsoft's decision to lower prices on the Xbox One in 2015 and then offer numerous…

Thurrott Daily: January 5

Thurrott Daily: January 5

Today promises to be another busy day, so let's dive right in: Evernote's 5 percent…

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