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

Microsoft Edge Picks Up a Dark Theme on Mobile

Unlocked from an OS update schedule, Microsoft Edge on mobile is being updated at a…

But What About the Traffic?
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But What About the Traffic? (Premium)

Microsoft will raze 12 of the oldest buildings on its Redmond campus and replace them…

Microsoft Sets Itself Up for Trouble with Insiders
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Microsoft Sets Itself Up for Trouble with Insiders (Premium)

I have a theory why Sets was announced in such a weird way. And the…

New Timeline and Sets Features are Coming to the Windows 10 Insider Preview

Microsoft announced that it is bringing the eagerly-awaited Timeline feature to a Windows 10 Insider…

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Fall Creators Update Hits Over 20 Percent of All Windows 10 PCs

The latest data shows that Microsoft is deploying the Fall Creators Update faster than its…

Some Thoughts About Surface Book 2 and Gaming
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Some Thoughts About Surface Book 2 and Gaming (Premium)

Previous Surface Books fell short of what one might expect of a real gaming PC.…

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That Time My Name Appeared in a Firefox Ad (Premium)

When Mozilla launched Firefox 1.0 in 2004, it took out a two-page ad in the…

Serious About Software? Make Your Own Hardware!
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Serious About Software? Make Your Own Hardware! (Premium)

It is the oldest trope in personal technology. But looked at with fresh eyes today,…

Windows Mixed Reality Has Leveled the VR Playing Field
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Windows Mixed Reality Has Leveled the VR Playing Field (Premium)

Give Microsoft and its partners credit for reducing the complexity of VR/AR and for lowering…

Google Play Music Device Management is Broken
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Google Play Music Device Management is Broken (Premium)

Google Play Music has a major downside that I keep bumping into. And now it's…

Yes, Microsoft Needs to Sell Its Own Phones
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Yes, Microsoft Needs to Sell Its Own Phones (Premium)

For Microsoft's mobile strategy to succeed, the software giant will need to sell its own…

I'm Switching (Back) to Firefox
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I’m Switching (Back) to Firefox (Premium)

After several years of using Google Chrome, I'm switching to Mozilla Firefox as my primary…

The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants
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The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants (Premium)

In the internal struggle of logic vs. emotion, the Surface Laptop value equation shifts dramatically…

One Year Later, Microsoft Office on Chromebooks Can't Compete
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One Year Later, Microsoft Office on Chromebooks Can’t Compete (Premium)

A year ago, Microsoft revealed that it would deliver its flagship Office apps for Android…

Ask Paul: November 25, 2017
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Ask Paul: November 25

This week: GDPR, iPad Pro and entitlement, SMS Relay, smartphone case preferences, and Pixel 2…

Call of Duty: WWII Review: Activision's Finest Hour

Call of Duty: WWII Review

As a throwback to the game series' early days, Call of Duty: WWII shouldn't work…

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