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.

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## Vivaldi 7.4 Brings Simplified UIs, Prioritized Keyboard Shortcuts

Vivaldi 7.4 Brings Simplified UIs, Prioritized Keyboard Shortcuts

The latest version of the Vivaldi web browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux is now…

Synology DiskStation DS224+ Next Steps

I had hoped to leave for Seattle with a completely configured NAS, but life had…

A little light flooding in Emmaus
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From the Editor’s Desk: This is What Matters Most (Premium)

Ahead of my trip today, our son visited, we got some bad news, and I…

Hands-On: Roku Streaming Stick Plus

Hands-On: Roku Streaming Stick Plus

The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is the smallest streaming stick I've seen, yet it offers…

HP EliteBook X G1a 14 First Impressions

HP EliteBook X G1a 14 First Impressions

The EliteBook X G1a is an AMD-powered update to the EliteBook 1040 line, and so…

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Have 50 Million MAUs

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Have 50 Million MAUs

Microsoft announced that Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code now have a collective 50 million…

Ubuntu Desktop 25.04

Canonical Previews Ubuntu Desktop 25.10

Ubuntu Desktop 25.04 is barely a month old, but Canonical is already talking up what…

## EU Publishes New Microsoft Proposal to Address Microsoft 365/Teams Bundling Concerns

EU Publishes New Microsoft Proposal to Address Microsoft 365/Teams Bundling Concerns

The years-long antitrust case against Microsoft 365/Teams bundling may finally be winding down as Microsoft…

Easton, PA
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Ask Paul: May 16 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Well, this has been another curiously busy week and then I'm off to…

Microsoft 365 Companion apps

Microsoft 365 is Getting a Calendar Companion App for Windows 11 Too

Back in March, Microsoft announced the first two Microsoft 365 companion apps, File Search and…

New Android accessibility features

Google Adds New Accessibility Features to Android and Chrome

It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day, so Google is rolling out new accessibility features in Android…

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max

Hands-On: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max

The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is inexpensive and it offers solid performance and video…

Qualcomm Job Listing Outs Next-Gen Xbox Arm Hardware

For the past year or so, we've speculated about the next generation of Xbox hardware…

Search with a Box AI Agent

Box Brings AI Agent to Microsoft 365 Copilot

At its Content + AI Summit today, Box announced an AI agent platform for business…

Synology DiskStation DS224+ First Impressions

Synology DiskStation DS224+ First Impressions

The Synology DiskStation DS224+ is the first NAS I've purchased in 10 years. But this…

Bing Search APIs RIP

Microsoft is Retiring Bing Search APIs

In a sudden and unexpected move, Microsoft revealed today that it will retire its Bing…

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