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

Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 5.5

Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 5.5

Less than a week after [the release of Claude Opus 5.5, Anthropic has delivered the…

Manus 2.0 Arrives With a New Architecture and Impressive New Capabilities

Manus 2.0 Arrives With a New Architecture and Impressive New Capabilities

Butterfly Effect has just released a major update to Manus AI that includes a new…

Nvidia Announces AI Agent Safety Platform

Nvidia Announces AI Agent Safety Platform

Big AI claims that its AI agents are so powerful that they're "going rogue." But…

Markdown First Steps
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Markdown First Steps ⭐

Markdown is not a language. It's a lightweight syntax added to plain text documents that…

From the Editor's Desk: How Microsoft Ends
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From the Editor’s Desk: How Microsoft Ends ⭐

Microsoft today bears little resemblance to the scrappy industry upstart whose products we used because…

The New Dimension in Minecraft Dungeons II is Coming to Minecraft Too

The New Dimension in Minecraft Dungeons II is Coming to Minecraft Too

During its Minecraft Live event, Mojang revealed that the new Sift dimension in Minecraft Dungeons…

Ask Paul: September 25
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Ask Paul: September 25 ⭐

Happy Friday! It's officially autumn here in the U.S. after a too-hot summer and a…

Google Highlights Using Chrome as a Study Aid

Google Highlights Using Chrome as a Study Aid

With a new school year underway, Google is highlighting features in its Chrome web browser…

Google is Testing AI-Powered Call for Me Feature on Pixel 11 Series

Google is Testing AI-Powered Call for Me Feature on Pixel 11 Series

Google Pixel phones already offer powerful Gemini-powered Hold for Me and Direct My Call features…

Opera's Free VPN is Now Automatic on Public Wi-Fi Networks

Opera’s Free VPN is Now Automatic on Public Wi-Fi Networks

The desktop version of Opera VPN can be configured to turn on when you connect…

Copilot Microsoft 365 Companion apps

Microsoft 365 Companion Apps Are Being Retired

Microsoft revealed that the Microsoft 365 companion apps for Windows 11 that it introduced last…

Tech Nostalgia: The Killer App
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Tech Nostalgia: The Killer App ⭐

A killer app is a software program so revolutionary and unique that it becomes the…

Stardock Rethinks the Windows 11 Clipboard with Snipboard

Stardock Rethinks the Windows 11 Clipboard with Snipboard

Stardock today announced Snipboard, a native WinUI-based Clipboard manager utility for Windows 11. It's available…

Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition Review
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Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition Review ⭐

The ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is a stylish and powerful premium laptop with impressive…

Week D

Microsoft Ships September Preview Updates for Windows 11

It's Week D, so Microsoft has shipped preview updates for Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2,…

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5.5

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5.5

Claude Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's best performing model, but it also costs 40 percent less…

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