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

It’s Week D, So Microsoft (Re)Announces New Features Coming to Windows 11

Microsoft is highlighting several new features that are coming to Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs,…

Big Tech vs. Little Tech
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Little Tech (Premium)

I often highlight the changes I make to the apps and services I rely on.…

Samsung Brings One UI 8 Watch to Galaxy Watch Ultra

Samsung Brings One UI 8 Watch to Galaxy Watch Ultra

Today, Samsung announced the availability of One UI 8 Watch for the one wearable it's…

DuckDuckGo Makes It Easier to Customize Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo Makes It Easier to Customize Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo has made major changes to the way users can customize its its private and…

Microsoft Documents How Windows Backup Will Help You Migrate to a New PC

Microsoft Documents How Windows Backup Will Help You Migrate to a New PC

Microsoft has been talking about adding a "Transfer information to a new PC" feature to…

Microsoft, It's Time to Set Copilot+ PC Free
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Microsoft, It’s Time to Set Copilot+ PC Free (Premium)

We're one year into the Copilot+ PC era, and only one thing is clear: Copilot+…

.NETpad 2025: WinUI 3 is the Way Forward
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.NETpad 2025: WinUI 3 is the Way Forward (Premium)

Despite some issues, it's clear to me that the Windows App SDK/WinUI 3 is the…

Linux at 5 percent
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5 Percent? (Premium)

Linux recently crossed a crucial usage milestone, but thanks to the bifurcation of this platform,…

DuckDuckGo Lets You Hide AI Images, More in Search Results

DuckDuckGo Lets You Hide AI Images, More in Search Results

DuckDuckGo Search now gives users the option to hide AI-generated images in its search results.

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Microsoft Issues New Windows 11 Builds to Dev and Beta Channels

If you have a PC enrolled in the Windows Insider Program's Dev or Beta channel,…

Gemini Drops Hub

Now Google is Doing Gemini Drops, Sort Of

Google loves Drops. There are Pixel Drops. Android Drops*. Even Workspace Drops. And now, there…

Ask Paul: July 18
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Ask Paul: July 18 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Let's kick off the weekend with a diverse range of thought-provoking reader questions.

Netflix Revenues Up 16 Percent to $11 Billion

Netflix Revenues Up 16 Percent to $11 Billion

Netflix reported a net income of $3.1 billion on revenues of $11 billion in the…

Microsoft's Copilot Woes Are a Familiar Problem
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Microsoft’s Copilot Woes Are a Familiar Problem (Premium)

Microsoft has spent untold billions trying to make Copilot a success, but it continues to…

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Intel Layoffs Worse than Expected

Intel has begun a new round of layoffs, with over 5,000 employees losing their jobs…

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Beeper is Back

A year after WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired Beeper, it's relaunching the free universal messaging app…

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