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

August Firmware Updates for Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3 Improve Windows 10 Graphics Performance

August Firmware Updates for Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3 Improve Windows 10 Graphics Performance

The latest firmware updates are available for the Surface lineup, with only two of the…

A Quick Look at Windows 10's New Shell Color Capabilities

A Quick Look at Windows 10’s New Shell Color Capabilities

I've been looking forward to the ability to color the title bars of windows in…

Google Announces OnHub, a Wi-Fi Router

Google Announces OnHub, a Wi-Fi Router

Remember when Microsoft briefly got into the home networking hardware market? Well, ten years later…

Xbox App for Windows 10 Updated with 1080p/60fps Game Streaming

Xbox App for Windows 10 Updated with 1080p/60fps Game Streaming

Microsoft is now rolling out the August system update for the Xbox app on Windows…

Microsoft Issues First Post-RTM Windows 10 Build to Insiders

Microsoft Issues First Post-RTM Windows 10 Build to Insiders

Microsoft has issued Windows 10 build 10525 to Windows Insiders, providing much-needed window color options,…

Microsoft Makes Windows 10 VMs Available to Web Developers

Microsoft Makes Windows 10 VMs Available to Web Developers

Developers wishing to test their web sites and apps on Microsoft's new Edge browser now…

Windows 10 Tip: How to Choose the Right OneNote

Windows 10 Tip: Choose the Right OneNote App

Windows 10 ships with a free OneNote mobile app, but anyone can get a more…

Google Needs to Get the 2015 Nexus Devices Right

Google Needs to Get the 2015 Nexus Devices Right

This year, Google needs to get Nexus right, avoiding the double-whammy of disappointment it offered…

Windows 10 Tip: Understand and Configure Privacy Settings

Windows 10 Tip: Understand and Configure Privacy Settings

While I feel that most Windows 10 privacy concerns are overblown, it's fair to say…

Windows 10 Tip: Create Shortcuts for Universal Apps

Windows 10 Tip: Create Shortcuts for Universal Apps

While Windows 10 makes it easy to pin shortcuts to universal apps to Start and…

Windows 10 Tip: Print to PDF

Windows 10 Tip: Print to PDF

While Microsoft had tried to push an unnecessary new document format, Windows 10 finally embraces…

Windows 10 Tip: Master Tablet Mode

Windows 10 Tip: Master Tablet Mode

Windows 10 is unique in that it works quite well on traditional PCs as well…

Windows 10 Tip: Remove the Mail App’s Background

For some reason, Windows 10's Mail app provides a background image option. Changing the image…

Windows 10 Tip: How to Uninstall Any App

Windows 10 Tip: How to Uninstall (Almost) Any App

While Windows 8 made it very easy to uninstall Modern mobile apps, Windows 10 extends…

Update on Windows 10 Field Guide

I've gotten a lot of questions about the Windows 10 Field Guide, which is certainly…

Real-Time Collaboration in Word 2016 Comes to OneDrive

Real-Time Collaboration in Word 2016 Comes to OneDrive

Microsoft has expanded the real-time collaboration functionality in Word 2016--part of the Office 2016 Preview--to…

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