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
Thurrott Daily: December 8
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- Dec 08, 2015
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Lots going on today, including a major Surface fail on MNF, how Band 2 estimates…
12 Days of Deals, Day 8: Surface 3
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- Dec 08, 2015
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On the 8th day of 12 Days of Deal, my true love gave to me,…
Best Tech of 2015: Living Room Set-Top Box
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- Dec 08, 2015
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Choosing a living room set top box can be trying for the Microsoft technology fan,…
Dropbox Gets Back to Basics, Drops Email and Photo Services
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- Dec 07, 2015
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Dropbox announced today that it is shuttering its email and photo services in order to…
To-Dos and Reminders Come to Google Calendar
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- Dec 07, 2015
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This one seems kind of obvious, but Google this week is updating Google Calendar for…
Windows Device Recovery Tool Updated to Support New Lumias
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- Dec 07, 2015
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The Windows Device Recovery Tool has been updated to support the Lumia 950/XL and 550.…
Existing Office 365 SMB Customers Can Now Change to the New Plans
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- Dec 07, 2015
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15 long months after Microsoft made major changes to its Office 365 plans for SMBs.…
Thurrott Daily: December 7
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- Dec 07, 2015
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What else is going on in the (tech) world? Microsoft's remaining 12 Days Deals are…
Lumia 550 is Now Available in Select Markets
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- Dec 07, 2015
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Earning barely a mention at the firm's October hardware event, the new entry-level Lumia 550…
12 Days of Deals, Day 7: Acer Aspire F5 for $349 ($250 Off)
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- Dec 07, 2015
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On the 7th day of Christmas---er, sorry, Deals---Microsoft offers up $250 in savings on the…
Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2015) First Impressions
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- Dec 06, 2015
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This year, Amazon has finally started playing to its strengths again, and the result is…
12 Days of Deals, Day 6: 50 Percent Off Select Xbox Games
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- Dec 06, 2015
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For day 6 of Microsoft’s 12 Days of Deals promotion, you have a nice choice…
Windows 10 Tip: (Re)Name Your PC
- Paul Thurrott
- Dec 05, 2015
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Microsoft has streamlined the Windows 10 Setup process so that it prompts the user much…
Today’s 12 Days of Deals Promotion: Save Up to $500 on Select PCs
- Paul Thurrott
- Dec 05, 2015
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Day 5 of Microsoft’s 12 Days of Deals provides lots of interesting options, with $70…
Microsoft Announces a Beta Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Mobile RTM, New Handset Support
- Paul Thurrott
- Dec 05, 2015
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Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring can now obtain a new cumulative update to Windows…
Microsoft Will Not Fix Power Management Issues with New Surface Devices Until Next Year
- Paul Thurrott
- Dec 04, 2015
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Microsoft now says it will not solve the endemic power management issues that have dogged…