Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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

Windows 10 Technical Preview 2: Quick Visual Tour

I’ve spent much of the day installing Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 on the PCs…

Sorry, Satya: No One Will Ever Love Windows Until You Fix This Problem

I was so excited to hear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella voice my “mobile first, cloud…

Known Issues in Windows 10 Technical Preview 2

It will come as no surprise that pre-release software isn’t complete, reliable or even usable.…

Here’s How Your Feedback Impacted Windows 10 Technical Preview 2

As part of today’s release of the Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 (build 9926), Microsoft…

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Technical Preview 2: Get It Now!

Good news, Windows fans: the wait is over. Microsoft this morning released Windows 10 Technical…

Windows 10 Will Include in a OneDrive-Based Music Locker

Critics of Xbox Music have often pointed out that the service is too reliant on…

How Developers Can Prepare for Windows 10

We’re still three months away from Build 2015, where Microsoft is expected to fully reveal…

Dropbox Comes to Windows Phones and Tablets

Fulfilling what I assume was a contractual obligation, Dropbox today released mobile apps for both…

Microsoft Announces Office 2016 and Office Universal Apps for Windows 10

Microsoft today confirmed that it will deliver the next version of its flagship office productivity…

Goodbye Windows Phone, Hello Windows 10

Microsoft this week confirmed what we’ve known for months: it will drop the Windows Phone…

Windows RT Will Not Be Upgraded to Windows 10

During the Q&A portion of yesterday’s Windows 10 event, I asked Microsoft whether Windows RT…

Hands-On with Microsoft HoloLens

I just concluded about an hours-worth of hands-on time with Microsoft’s intriguing HoloLens, an augmented…

Microsoft Surprises with Surface Hub and HoloLens

Today’s Windows 10 event wasn’t just about new software: Microsoft also announced two innovative new…

Microsoft Details New Experiences in Windows 10

As expected, Microsoft will over the course of this year expand the capabilities of Windows…

Windows 10 Will Be a Free Upgrade

Among the information Microsoft revealed at today’s Windows 10 event is the good news many…

Use Your Own Music with Xbox Music

While Xbox Music is optimized for a cloud-based music collection that you access from multiple…

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