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

Another Week, Another Windows 10 Build for Insiders ... But Bad News for Mobile

Another Week, Another Windows 10 Build for Insiders … But Bad News for Mobile

Well, they did promise a more rapid release schedule. And today, just 6 days after…

Layoffs at VMWare to Impact Workstation and Fusion Virtualization Products

Layoffs at VMWare to Impact Workstation and Fusion Virtualization Products

A panicked blog post from an ex-VMWare employee claims that the teams at the company…

Windows Phone Usage Stats for January 2016

Windows Phone Usage Stats for January 2016

It's January, and Microsoft's new Lumia 950, 950 and 950 XL have been out in…

Thurrott Daily: January 27

Thurrott Daily: January 27

I'm feeling a little riffy today. But first, here are some tidbits from around the…

Apple's Active Installed Base in Now Over 1 Billion Strong

Apple’s Active Installed Base is Now Over 1 Billion Strong

Despite concerns about Apple's quarterly earnings announcement, this is the most successful company in the…

Microsoft Garage Quietly Launches News Pro App for iOS

Microsoft Garage Quietly Launches News Pro App for iOS

You may be familiar with the MSN News mobile app, which I use regularly across…

It's Official: Lumia Firmware Updates Are Coming to Windows Insiders

It’s Official: Lumia Firmware Updates Are Coming to Windows Insiders

I've stated before that any true Windows phone fan needs to be on the Windows…

Bing Predicts U.S. Electoral Primary and Caucus Winners

Bing Predicts U.S. Electoral Primary and Caucus Winners

Microsoft today announced its predictions for the first phase of the U.S. presidential election. And…

Reports Emerge of Windows 10 Mobile Abusing Cell Data

Reports Emerge of Windows 10 Mobile Abusing Cell Data

A number of readers are reporting that Windows 10 Mobile is using cell data even…

Thurrott Daily: January 26

Thurrott Daily: January 26

A few tidbits from around the web: Windows Defender goes from goat to hero, Audible…

Windows 10 Mobile Tip: Disable Skype Integration

Windows 10 Mobile Tip: Disable Skype Integration

In a nice nod to the platform's past, Windows 10 Mobile enables Skype integration across…

Smile! Microsoft Selfie App for iPhone Hits 500,000 Downloads

Smile! Microsoft Selfie App for iPhone Hits 500,000 Downloads

Just two weeks into its initial release, Microsoft Selfie for iPhone hit 500,000 downloads, a…

Thurrott Daily: January 25

Thurrott Daily: January 25

A few tidbits from around the web: The original COD: Black Ops is coming to…

DIY: Building a PC (or Two) in 2016

BYOPC: Building a PC (or Two) in 2016

Last year, I discussed my plans to build my next desktop PC, and then never…

Cortana is Being Updated to Help With Your Schedule

Cortana is Being Updated to Help With Your Schedule

Microsoft is updating Cortana in Windows 10 so that it can suggest reminders based on…

HERE Maps, Drive, and Transit Return to Store, But Will Still Not Work with Lumia 950

HERE Maps, Drive, and Transit Return to Store (But …)

This is a good news/bad news thing: HERE Maps, Drive, Transit, and City Lens have…

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