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

Thinking About Microsoft and Its AI Future
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Thinking About Microsoft and Its AI Future (Premium)

Microsoft this week announced new ways in which it is sprinkling AI capabilities across its…

Microsoft Edge is an Outright Disaster
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Microsoft Edge is an Outright Disaster (Premium)

A recent change in NetApplications methodology has revealed the disastrous truth of Microsoft Edge usage.…

We're All Being Tracked
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We’re All Being Tracked (Premium)

Tracking can be desirable and explicitly enabled or it can be creepy and automatic, something…

In Defense of Windows 10 on Snapdragon
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In Defense of Windows 10 on Snapdragon (Premium)

With Snapdragon-based PCs suddenly looming on the horizon, there's been a lot of discussion about…

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Nintendo Switch at 10 Million Units: What Does This Mean for Xbox? (Premium)

Nintendo announced today that it has sold 10 million Switch consoles in just 9 months.…

Exploring Alternate Wireless Plans
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Exploring Alternate Wireless Plans (Premium)

I've been exploring low-cost alternate wireless plans. And I feel like this is an area…

Thinking About Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845
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Thinking About Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 (Premium)

Qualcomm recently announced the Snapdragon 845, the chipset that will power most of next year's…

Hands-On with the Microsoft Surface USB-C to HDMI 2.0 Adapter

Hands-On with the Microsoft Surface USB-C to HDMI 2.0 Adapter

Perhaps stung by my overly-fawning review of the Google Headphone Adapter, Microsoft has sent an…

Hands-On with Google AR Stickers

Hands-On with Google AR Stickers

Google has made its AR Stickers experience available on Pixel smartphones. And it is pretty…

Apple iPhone X First Impressions

Apple iPhone X First Impressions

I waited to purchase an iPhone X so that I could get the SIM-free version.…

Health Hacking: Diet and Nutrition
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Health Hacking: Diet and Nutrition (Premium)

This past week, I marked the one-year anniversary of my low-carb/ketogenic diet. Here's how it…

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Thinking About Windows 10, Chromebook, and the Education Market (Premium)

A recent report from Futuresource does provide some good news for Microsoft. But it also…

Ask Paul: December 8
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Ask Paul: December 8 (Premium)

Thanks to everyone for the questions this week. I'm flying home from Hawaii today and…

What if This is the Future of Windows?
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What if This is the Future of Windows? (Premium)

Discussions this week have me wondering if Microsoft isn't secretly plotting a future for Windows…

A Few Windows 10 on Snapdragon Questions, Answered
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A Few Windows 10 on Snapdragon Questions, Answered (Premium)

Everyone is understandably excited about the first Windows 10 on ARM PCs. But we have…

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Intel Makes Its Case for Always Connected PCs (Premium)

Credit Qualcomm for drumming up tons of excitement for Always Connected PCs. But it's not…

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