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

Over 3 Million People are Playing PUBG on Xbox One

Over 3 Million People are Playing PUBG on Xbox One

Despite a controversial start, PUBG has attracted over 3 million gamers on Xbox One, Microsoft…

Microsoft Brings PowerShell Core to Windows, macOS, and Linux

Microsoft Brings PowerShell Core to Windows, macOS, and Linux

Microsoft announced this week that it has made the initial release of PowerShell Core available…

Microsoft, Please Open Up Windows 10 to Other Assistants
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Microsoft, Please Open Up Windows 10 to Other Assistants (Premium)

If Microsoft is serious about doing right by its customers, it will open up Windows…

Too Little Too Late, Microsoft Voices Support for Cortana
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Microsoft Denies That Cortana is Dead (Premium)

After a year of near silence on the topic, Microsoft claims that it is expanding…

Intel Vulnerabilities Play Right Into Microsoft's Plans
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Intel Vulnerabilities Play Right Into Microsoft’s Hands (Premium)

Surprise! Microsoft has come out on the other side of Meltdown and Spectre looking vindicated,…

Google Assistant Now Supports Over 1 Million Actions

Google Assistant now supports over one million actions, which are essentially things the Assistant can…

Google Reveals its Assistant Hardware Partners for 2018

With CES underway in Las Vegas, Google has announced a stunning list of partners that…

Here Come the Intel-Powered Always-Connected PCs

A month ago, we thrilled to news of new Qualcomm-powered Always-Connected PCs. But that was…

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Digital Assistants Loom Large Over CES, But Where is Cortana? (Premium)

I've just arrived in Las Vegas for CES 2018 but the biggest story of the…

Thinking About Web Browsers and Stickiness
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Thinking About Web Browsers and Stickiness (Premium)

An experiment over the weekend provided a good example of why stickiness matters so much…

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The Ghosts of CES Past (Premium)

I attend CES in Las Vegas with many misgivings, though it's something I've been doing…

Microsoft Surface Book 2 Review

Microsoft Surface Book 2 Review

Surface Book 2 is a portable workstation, a gaming rig, and a productivity monster. Few…

Ask Paul: January 5
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Ask Paul: January 5 (Premium)

Happy New Year from the frigid Northeast. Here is the first "Ask Paul" of 2018.

Intel: Updates Will Make Chips "Immune" From New Security Vulnerabilities

Intel: Updates Will Make Chips “Immune” From New Security Vulnerabilities

Intel said that it is "rapidly issuing updates" for its chipsets that will render those…

Health Hacking: Move
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Health Hacking: Move (Premium)

Everyone understands that being sedentary is bad for your health. It's amazing that so many…

Paul's Tech Makeover: Here's to a Smarter 2018 (Premium)
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Paul’s Tech Makeover: Here’s to an Even Smarter 2018 (Premium)

In 2017, we moved to Pennsylvania and underwent what I think of as Phase 1…

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