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

Windows 10 Field Guide: How You Get Updates

Windows 10 Field Guide: How You Get Updates

One of the big questions with the recently-released Windows 10 Field Guide is how readers…

Complete Guide to Windows 10

Complete Guide to Windows 10

Updated for 1511, this is the only Windows 10 guide you need, a collection of…

HP Spectre x2 First Impressions

HP Spectre x2 First Impressions

It looks like a Surface Pro clone, but with its Spectre x2, HP improves on…

Windows 10 Tip: Enable Find Your Device

Windows 10 Tip: Enable Find My Device

A new feature in Windows 10 called Find My Device--it used to be available only…

Discover High-Quality Windows and Phone Apps with AppRaisin

Discover High-Quality Windows and Phone Apps with AppRaisin

The good folks from AdDuplex say there are plenty of great apps for both Windows…

Pandora to Expand Music Service with Rdio Buy

Pandora to Expand Music Service with Rdio Buy

The inevitable consolidation of digital music services continued this week with Pandora agreeing to purchase…

Unlocked Lumia 950 XL Now Available For Preorder from Microsoft Store

Unlocked Lumia 950 XL Now Available For Preorder from Microsoft Store

The Microsoft Store is now offering the phablet-class Lumia 950 XL for preorder, and the…

AT&T Confirms November 20 Launch for Lumia 950

AT&T Confirms November 20 Launch for Lumia 950

AT&T Wireless says it will be the first U.S. carrier to offer Microsoft's new Lumia…

Windows 10 Tip: Give Windows Hello the Finger

Windows 10 Tip: Give Windows Hello the Finger

Having experienced Windows Hello, I've come to a surprising conclusion about Windows 10's biometric sign-in.…

Introducing Windows 10 Field Guide

Introducing Windows 10 Field Guide

The first version of Windows 10 Field Guide is now available. We target the November…

Surface Book Tip: Turn Your Device Into a Desktop PC with Surface Dock

Surface Book Tip: Turn Your Device Into a Desktop PC with Surface Dock

Surface Book can transform into a desktop PC with the help of Surface Dock, a…

Linked Inboxes Return to Outlook Mail in Windows 10 Mobile

Linked Inboxes Return to Outlook Mail in Windows 10 Mobile

The latest version of Outlook Mail for Windows 10 Mobile now supports linked inboxes, a…

Thurrott Daily: November 14

Thurrott Daily: November 14

Here's what else is happening today. My guess on Project Astoria roadblocks, a confidence-inspiring error…

Microsoft Announces Major Improvements to PowerPoint

Microsoft Announces Major Improvements to PowerPoint

Microsoft today announced updates to PowerPoint 2016 for Windows and Windows Mobile that make it…

Microsoft Announces Office Insider Program

Microsoft Announces Office Insider Program

Building off the success of its Windows Insider program, Microsoft today announced a similar program…

Mozilla Firefox Finally Comes to iOS

Mozilla Firefox Finally Comes to iOS

Mozilla announced this week that its flagship Firefox web browser is now available on iPhone…

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