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
The PC Market Decline Continued in Q2 2017
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- Jul 13, 2017
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According to industry analysts from Gartner and IDC, the PC industry continued to decline in…
Microsoft Says It Has Identified Surface Pro Hibernation Issue
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 12, 2017
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Good news for anyone who is suffering from the recently-disclosed hibernation bug in the new Surface…
Microsoft Issues Major Update to Outlook for Android and iOS
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- Jul 12, 2017
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Microsoft has released a major update to Outlook for Android and iOS, with new conversation…
Thinking About the Future of Surface Hub
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- Jul 12, 2017
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Microsoft is closing its Surface Hub manufacturing plant and laying off 124 employees as a…
Microsoft’s New iPhone App Helps the Vision Impaired Navigate the Real World
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 12, 2017
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Microsoft's new app for iPhone uses AI (artificial intelligence) to describe the people, text, and…
Surface Pro 4 Updated to Support New Type Covers
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 12, 2017
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Microsoft has issued a firmware update for Surface Pro 4 that provides better support for…
Microsoft Updates the Shipping Versions of Windows 10
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 11, 2017
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It's Patch Tuesday, and you know what that means: Right, I spent the day driving…
Site Update: Thurrott Premium Sale, Notifications
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 11, 2017
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Thurrott Premium is on sale, and Alpha members can renew at the same promotional rate…
HP Spectre x2 (2017) First Impressions: More Pro Than Surface Pro
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 11, 2017
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HP's new Spectre x2 is everything Microsoft's Surface Pro is not: Gorgeous, modern, and affordable.
Microsoft Launches a One Day Sale
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 11, 2017
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Microsoft is having a one-day sale today, with big savings on Surface Pro 4, Xbox…
Paint.NET is Coming to the Windows Store
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 10, 2017
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Paint.NET, a free and well-regarded graphics editor for Windows, is coming to the Windows Store,…
Dell XPS 15 (2017) Review: Your Portable Workstation Has Arrived
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 10, 2017
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The Dell XPS 15 (model 9560) is a powerhouse portable workstation and gaming solution with…
Now Ubuntu is Available on the Windows 10 Insider Preview
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 10, 2017
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Ubuntu Linux is now available to those using newer builds of the Windows 10 Insider…
Microsoft 365 is Microsoft as a Service
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 10, 2017
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Microsoft has announced Microsoft 365, combining Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security…
RIP, Windows Phone
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 10, 2017
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Mainstream support for Windows Phone 8.1---the last version of Microsoft's mobile platform that was worth…
Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement
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- Jul 09, 2017
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I’ve done everything reasonable—and some things unreasonable—to see whether Apple’s iPad Pro could be used…