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
Apple’s Content Push Only Highlights a Lack of Focus (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 14, 2017
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It's time for new leadership at Apple, a rudderless company that is now drunkenly bouncing…
Outlook.com Premium Comes Out of Preview
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 14, 2017
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There's no announcement from Microsoft, but Outlook.com Premium has shed its Preview tag, meaning it…
Thurrott Daily: February 13
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 13, 2017
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Today: You can still extend your Office 365 subscription out by five years, Intel goes…
Favorite Places are Getting a Big Update in Google Maps
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 13, 2017
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Google Maps has long supported the notion of favorite places. But with a new update…
Focused Inbox is Finally Coming to Windows 10 Mail
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 13, 2017
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Microsoft has expanded the testing of Focused Inbox for the Mail app in Windows 10,…
The Morning After: HP ENVY Curved All-in-One PC (2017) Second Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 12, 2017
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Just a day after FedEx dropped off the HP ENVY Curved All-in-One in a VW-sized…
HP ENVY Curved All-in-One PC (2017) First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 11, 2017
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Last year, I described the original HP ENVY Curved All-in-One as "the most beautiful PC…
Ask Paul: Is Windows To Go Coming to Windows 10 Pro?
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 10, 2017
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As some of you may know, Windows To Go is a perk of Windows 10…
Xbox One Faces a Familiar Sales Story in January
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 10, 2017
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This is starting to become a tradition: Microsoft announces record sales of its Xbox One…
Lenovo Yoga A12 Android Tablet First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 10, 2017
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The Lenovo Yoga A12 is a low-end Android 2-in-1/tablet that provides the best innovations found…
Activision Admits Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Failure
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 10, 2017
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I'm not surprised that Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare hasn't met expectations. But people misunderstand…
Ask Paul: Is Microsoft Excluding Third-Party Recovery Environments from Windows 10?
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 10, 2017
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A reader asked me this week whether Microsoft was preventing PC makers from adding their…
Visual Studio 2017 Arrives March 7
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 09, 2017
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On March 7, Microsoft will release Visual Studio 2017, the latest and most flexible version…
Android Things Hits Developer Preview 2
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 09, 2017
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Google's newly-rechristened Internet of Things (IoT) effort, called Android Things, hits Developer Preview 2 this…
Hands-On with Windows 10 Dynamic Lock
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 09, 2017
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Starting with the Creators Update, you will be able to use a linked smartphone or…
Cortana Reminders Get a Lot More Sophisticated
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 09, 2017
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Microsoft this week began rolling out an update to Cortana that makes the personal digital…