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
What My People Says About the Windows 10 UI (Premium)
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- Apr 29, 2017
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This week, Microsoft finally provided its first public peek at My People, a new Windows…
PS4 Maintains Lead Over Xbox One, and That’s OK
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- Apr 29, 2017
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Sony announced this week that it has now sold over 60 million PlayStation 4 video…
Did Acer Just Announce a Cloudbook?
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- Apr 28, 2017
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Microsoft and Acer are promoting a number of new Windows 10 PCs today. And of…
Latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build Arrives with My People
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- Apr 28, 2017
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The long-awaited My People feature that Microsoft exorcised from the Creators Update has finally arrived…
Revisiting the Google Pixel XL at 6 Months
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- Apr 28, 2017
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Google released its Pixel and Pixel XL handsets in October 2016, escalating its battle with…
Making the Right Personal Technology Choices (Premium)
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- Apr 27, 2017
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This is a discussion I've been meaning to have for a long time. And it's…
Nintendo Switch is Off to a Strong Start
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- Apr 27, 2017
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Nintendo announced a "promising start" for its new Switch video game console: The firm sold…
Instagram Surges to 700 Million Users
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- Apr 27, 2017
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Instagram this week announced that it now has over 700 million users, a dramatic increase…
I’m Returning the Samsung Galaxy S8+
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 26, 2017
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The Samsung Galaxy S8+ is unquestionably the best smartphone I've ever owned, a gorgeous and…
Surprise! Now Microsoft is Going to Update Windows 10 Even More Frequently
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- Apr 26, 2017
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I've complained many times that Microsoft's Windows as a Service (Waas) scheme is broken, that…
Microsoft: Windows 10 Creators Update Now on “Millions” of PCs
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- Apr 26, 2017
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Two weeks after it began making the Windows 10 Creators Update available to the public,…
Microsoft Again Issues Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 Fixes for Creators Update Only
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- Apr 25, 2017
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Following in the footsteps of a similar set of updates from three weeks ago, Microsoft…
Is This The End of Microsoft Office as We Know It?
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 25, 2017
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Buried in a set of somewhat confusing announcements last week, Microsoft revealed that it is…
Windows 10, PCs, and the Future of Apps (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 25, 2017
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This Spring, Microsoft will make its upteenth attempt to get developers excited about Windows 10…
Windows 10 Device Usage: Creators Update Deployment is Already Strong
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 25, 2017
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This month, AdDuplex looks at Windows 10 device usage related to the recently-released Creators Update.…
Microsoft Store Launches a Graduation Sale
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- Apr 24, 2017
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Microsoft announced today that its retail and online stores are offering up to $200 off…