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

Ask Paul: Does the Office 365 Personal to Office 365 Home Workaround Still Exist?

Ask Paul: Does the Office 365 Personal to Office 365 Home Workaround Still Exist?

Good news: You can still use an Office 365 Personal offer to add time to…

Microsoft is Bringing Skype Translator to Calls to Mobiles and Landlines

Microsoft is Bringing Skype Translator to Calls to Mobiles and Landlines

Microsoft recently announced that it is taking the final steps towards broader availability of its…

12 Days of Deals, Day 8: Get 2 Free Games with Select Xbox One Consoles

12 Days of Deals, Day 8: Get 2 Free Games with Select Xbox One Consoles

It's day 8 of Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals promotion, and the software giant is…

Xbox One S is Now $50 Off for the Holidays Too

Xbox One S is Now $50 Off for the Holidays Too

Taking a page from the Sony playbook, Microsoft announced its Xbox One S will also…

12 Days of Deals, Day 7: $25 Gift Code with Select Xbox Controllers

12 Days of Deals, Day 7: $25 Gift Code with Select Xbox Controllers

On Day 7 of its 12 Days of Deals promotion, Microsoft is offering a $25…

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2016 Was a Monster of a Year for Windows 10

Windows 10 is wonderful but controversial, and 2016 was in many ways a landmark year…

How I Use Microsoft OneNote

How I Use Microsoft OneNote

Following up on last week's OneNote posts, I thought I'd open up my own notebooks…

12 Days of Deals, Day 6: Save Big on Select Premium PCs

12 Days of Deals, Day 6: Save Big on Select Premium PCs

For Day 6 of its 12 Days of Deals promotion, Microsoft is offering up to…

Surface Pro 4 Gets a Minor Firmware Update

Surface Pro 4 Gets a Minor Firmware Update

Surface Pro 4 owners will want to check Windows Update today: There's a new firmware…

Sony Lowers the Price of PS4 to $250 Through the Holidays

Sony Lowers the Price of PS4 to $250 Through the Holidays

Sony announced this week that the PlayStation 4 will cost just $250 from December 11…

12 Days of Deals, Day 5: Up to 70 Percent Off Select Windows 10 Tablets/2-in-1s

12 Days of Deals, Day 5: Up to 70 Percent Off Select Windows 10 Tablets/2-in-1s

Day 5 of Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals brings us a variety of Windows 10…

Microsoft is Bringing Visio to iPad, iPhone, and the Web

Microsoft is Bringing Visio to iPad, iPhone, and the Web

Expanding on its previous pledge to bring Visio to iPad, Microsoft revealed this week plans…

WinHEC 2016 Keynote is Now Available On-Demand

WinHEC 2016 Keynote is Now Available On-Demand

Last night---or this morning in China---Microsoft launched its Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) event in…

12 Days of Deals, Day 4 Surface Pro 4 for $649

12 Days of Deals, Day 4: Surface Pro 4 for $649

For Day 4 of its 12 Days of Deals promotion, Microsoft is offering its base…

Full Windows 10 on ARM? RIP, Windows Phone (Premium)
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Full Windows 10 on ARM? RIP, Windows Phone

Remember Satya Nadella's claim about the "ultimate mobile device"? Surprise: It's a PC, not a…

Microsoft Demonstrates Windows 10 Running on ARM

Microsoft Demonstrates Windows 10 Running on ARM

I'm excited for an ARM-based future for the PC. But if you're not convinced it…

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