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 Updates the Shipping Versions of Windows 10, Again

Microsoft Updates the Shipping Versions of Windows 10, Again

For the second time this month, Microsoft has delivered cumulative updates for each of the…

Apple Ships a Public Beta of iOS 11

Apple Ships a Public Beta of iOS 11

As promised, Apple has made a public beta version of iOS 11 available to the…

Microsoft Announces New Windows 10 Security Features for Businesses

Microsoft Announces New Windows 10 Security Features for Businesses

When the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update arrives in September, it will bring new security…

Xbox One S and X Will Download Different Game Assets

Xbox One S and X Will Download Different Game Assets

Microsoft will make different versions of game downloads available for the Xbox One X and…

Amazon is Selling the Nokia 6 to Prime Members for Just $180 (with Ads)

Amazon is Selling the Nokia 6 to Prime Members for Just $180 (with Ads)

Amazon will sell the Nokia 6 for $229 starting next month. But Prime members can…

Windows 10 Device Usage: New Surface Devices Hit the Charts

Windows 10 Device Usage: New Surface Devices Hit the Charts

Microsoft's new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop are already making a dent in the Windows…

Microsoft Updates OneNote, Tools for Education

Microsoft today announced a set of updates to Microsoft Updates OneNote, OneNote Class Notebook, and…

The Nokia 6 is Coming to the US in July

The Nokia 6 is Coming to the US in July

HMD Global announced today that it is bringing the Nokia 6 to the United States…

The Windows 10 S Paradox (Premium)
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The Windows 10 S Paradox (Premium)

What does Windows 10 S say about the other versions of Windows 10? That they…

Tip: Get a $4.01 Windows Store Gift Code for Free

Tip: Get a $4.01 Windows Store Gift Code for Free

For a short time, anyone who buys an e-book from the Windows Store will get…

Two SUSE Linux Environments Come to Windows 10 Insider Preview

Two SUSE Linux Environments Come to Windows 10 Insider Preview

Two SUSE Linux environments---Linux Enterprise Server 12 and openSUSE Leap 42---are now available in newer…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Goes Standalone

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Goes Standalone

As expected, Activision is making Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered available as a standalone…

Windows 10 Source Code Leak is a Minor Incident at Best

Windows 10 Source Code Leak is a Minor Incident at Best

Parts of the Windows 10 source code have leaked online. But this isn't as exciting…

Thinking About the Future of UWP, Windows Store, and Windows 10 S (Premium)
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Thinking About the Future of UWP, Windows Store, and Windows 10 S (Premium)

While I was in Haarlem last week, someone asked me about the future of UWP…

Scroogled No More: Google Will Stop Scanning Gmail for Ads

Scroogled No More: Google Will Stop Scanning Gmail for Ads

Google is going to stop Scroogling its Gmail users: It will no longer scan email…

June Updates for Office 365 Include Forms, Stream, More

June Updates for Office 365 Include Forms, Stream, More

Microsoft has announced the set of updates it has delivered across its various Office 365…

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