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

Android for the Windows Guy: Configure Default Apps

One of the nice things about Android is that it behaves like Windows when it…

OneDrive Universal App is Now Available for Windows 10

OneDrive Universal App is Now Available for Windows 10

No, these are not the placeholders you're looking for. But Microsoft last night released a…

Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 14342

Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 14342

On Monday night, Microsoft announced a new Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview build. As you…

Microsoft to Re-Release Almost One Million Gamertags This Week

Microsoft to Re-Release Almost One Million Gamertags This Week

Xbox Live Gold customers with at least one year of tenure on the service will…

HP Launches the EliteBook 1030, a New Premium Business-Class Notebook

HP Launches the EliteBook 1030, a New Premium Business-Class Notebook

HP announced today that its new EliteBook 1030 ultra-portable notebook will ship later this month.…

Thurrott Daily: May 16

Thurrott Daily: May 16

Tech tidbits from around the web: A Games with Gold reminder, Microsoft is shutting down…

Fitbit Alta vs. Microsoft Band 2

Fitbit Alta vs. Microsoft Band 2

Last week in the article Fixing Microsoft Band, I listed several ways in which I…

The New Instagram Arrives on Windows 10 Mobile

The New Instagram Arrives on Windows 10 Mobile

Instagram dived into controversy last week when it unveiled a bland new icon for its…

DOOM Remake Proves Nostalgia Isn't Enough

DOOM Remake Proves Nostalgia Isn’t Enough

I'm still only a few levels into the DOOM single-player campaign, but I've seen enough:…

BYOPC: Expanding the Intel NUC and Troubleshooting a USB Problem

BYOPC: Expanding the Intel NUC and Troubleshooting a USB Problem

For the past two months, I've used a tiny Intel NUC mini-PC every day as…

DOOM Comes Roaring to the Xbox One

Judgment Day is upon us: The remade version of DOOM is available today on Xbox…

Thurrott Daily: May 12

Thurrott Daily: May 12

Tech tidbits from around the web: You can now preorder some cool new Lumia cases…

No, There Was Nothing Controversial About Wi-Fi Sense

No, There Was Nothing Controversial About Wi-Fi Sense

Buried in this week's announcement about a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build was some…

Google is Now Offering Upgrade Images for Nexus Phones and Tablets

Google is Now Offering Upgrade Images for Nexus Phones and Tablets

If you are using a Nexus smart phone as I recommend, you will want to…

New Opera Feature Can Improve Laptop Battery Life by 50 Percent

New Opera Feature Can Improve Laptop Battery Life by 50 Percent

When it comes to web browsers on Windows 10, the conversation pretty much begins and…

Sunset: Microsoft to Shut Down Sunrise This Summer

Sunset: Microsoft to Shut Down Sunrise This Summer

Microsoft this week revealed its schedule for shutting down Sunrise, the mobile app calendar it…

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