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

Windows Hello, Passwords Goodbye

Microsoft announced today that it will support more personal ways for you to authenticate your…

Google is Quietly Working to Fix the Biggest Problem with Chromecast

When Google launched its Chromecast digital media dongle two years ago, it was widely lauded…

Microsoft Expands the Availability of Microsoft Band

Microsoft announced today that it has started to increase the availability of its Microsoft Band…

Microsoft Explains OS Compression in Windows 10

One of the many things that makes Windows 10 unique is that this version of…

Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 for Phones: Build 12521 Screenshots Leak

A Polish tech enthusiast web site called WindowsMania has leaked several screenshots from a more…

Microsoft Announces Skype for Business Technical Preview

As expected, Microsoft officially launched a Skype for Business technical preview today at the Convergence…

Microsoft Launches Public Preview for Office 2016 for Windows

Microsoft today launched a public preview version of Office 2016 that is aimed at IT…

Microsoft Band Tip: Use the Microsoft Health Dashboard

Microsoft Band users can access a personalized Microsoft Health web dashboard that provides more detailed…

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Windows 10 Technical Preview 2: Build 10036 Leaks

With Microsoft unable to provide even a single update to Windows 10 Technical Preview 2…

Microsoft Updates OneNote for iPhone and Mac

In addition to the awesome OneNote Clipper news I shared earlier, Microsoft has delivered updates…

Tip: Get an Xbox Music Pass for just $31.41

Microsoft is providing a tremendous deal on its Xbox Music Pass subscription, but you’ll need…

Skype for Business to Launch March 18

Last year, Microsoft announced that it would rebrand its Lync communications solution as Skype for…

OneNote Clipper Gets Even Better with New UI, Location Picker, More

Today, Microsoft released a major update to its OneNote Clipper tool, bringing the web browser…

Backup Strategies: File History

File History is an intriguing but limited backup solution that backs up your documents and…

Microsoft Updates Motion Data on SensorCore-equipped Lumias

If you have a Lumia 1520, 930, Icon, 830, 730/5, or 630/5, you got a…

Microsoft Issues March 2015 Surface Firmware Updates

After taking a few months off from updating its Surface tablets, Microsoft is issuing two…

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