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
Here Comes Surface 3
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 31, 2015
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Today, Microsoft is announcing Surface 3, the successor to its Windows RT-based Surface 2. Yes,…
New Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 Build Arrives with Project Spartan
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 30, 2015
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Microsoft today is delivering Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 build 10049, the second time it…
Windows 10 Tip: Scroll Inactive Windows
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 30, 2015
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Windows 10 has a neat new feature that lets you scroll in non-active windows on…
Which Office 365?
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 30, 2015
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Microsoft offers a wide range of Office 365 subscription plans that target individuals, households, and…
Halo 5: Guardians Arrives on October 27
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 30, 2015
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Looks like I’ll be getting a nice (slightly early) birthday present this year: Halo 5:…
Tip: Be Prepared to Recover Your Surface Pro 3 No Matter What Happens
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 29, 2015
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I’ll be publishing a guide to dual-booting Surface Pro 3 with Windows 10 soon. But…
What I Use: WD My Cloud EX2
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 28, 2015
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A little under a month ago, I wrote about my first impressions of the WD…
How to Rip a Music CD and Add it to Your Music Collection
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 28, 2015
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With Microsoft finally offering a way for Xbox Music users to add their own music…
Next Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 for Phones Will Support Many More Handset Models
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 28, 2015
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After inexplicably supporting only a tiny subset of Lumia handsets with the first release of…
Microsoft Details Xbox One April 2015 System Update Features
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 27, 2015
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In April, Microsoft will update Xbox One with a number of new features, many of…
Ask Paul: Who Gets “Hey Cortana”?
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 27, 2015
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Microsoft has been quickly advancing Windows Phone over the past year, a fact that gets…
Amazon Offers Unlimited Cloud Storage for Individuals: How Does It Compare to OneDrive?
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 26, 2015
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This week, Amazon unveiled new unlimited plans for its Cloud Drive personal cloud storage service.…
April is Going to Be Extra Special for Games with Gold
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 26, 2015
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Each month, Microsoft provides Xbox Live Gold subscribers with free games for both Xbox One…
Microsoft Ships a Major Surface Pro 3 Firmware Update
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 26, 2015
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While Microsoft generally ships Surface firmware updates on Patch Tuesday—as it did earlier this month—it…
Throwback Thursday: Windows “Vienna”
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 26, 2015
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Most people don’t know or forgot, but Windows 7 actually went through a couple of…
Ask Paul: Has the Office 365 Personal to Office 365 Home Loophole Closed?
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 25, 2015
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A few months back, I wrote about how you could convert an Office 365 Personal…