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

Goodbye Windows Phone, Hello Windows 10

Microsoft this week confirmed what we’ve known for months: it will drop the Windows Phone…

Windows RT Will Not Be Upgraded to Windows 10

During the Q&A portion of yesterday’s Windows 10 event, I asked Microsoft whether Windows RT…

Hands-On with Microsoft HoloLens

I just concluded about an hours-worth of hands-on time with Microsoft’s intriguing HoloLens, an augmented…

Microsoft Surprises with Surface Hub and HoloLens

Today’s Windows 10 event wasn’t just about new software: Microsoft also announced two innovative new…

Microsoft Details New Experiences in Windows 10

As expected, Microsoft will over the course of this year expand the capabilities of Windows…

Windows 10 Will Be a Free Upgrade

Among the information Microsoft revealed at today’s Windows 10 event is the good news many…

Use Your Own Music with Xbox Music

While Xbox Music is optimized for a cloud-based music collection that you access from multiple…

How to Buy Surface Pro 3

OK, you’ve spent time researching Microsoft’s amazing Surface Pro 3 and have picked out the…

Microsoft Band Basics

Microsoft Band is powerful but confusing, and before you can even start tracking your activity…

Got Xbox Live Gold? Then Get Free Xbox One and 360 Games Every Month

Each month, Microsoft provides Xbox Live subscribers with a selection of free games for the…

Thinking About the Content Roadmap

I wanted to discuss my ideas for building out the content on this site, a…

What I Use: Carry-On Bag

I’m semi-obsessed with traveling as lightly as possible. But it’s not always possible, as is…

Product offerings - Windows 8.1 with Bing

Windows 8.1 with Bing Pricing Explained

A trusted source close to Microsoft has provided me with some Windows 8.1 pricing information…

Visual Studio 2015 CTP 5 is Now Available

Microsoft on Friday issued the latest Community Technical Preview release for Visual Studio 2015. CTP…

Microsoft + Android: Next Lock Screen

Microsoft this weekend updated its Next Lock Screen app for Android, a personalized lock screen…

Major Update Makes Spotify for Windows Phone a Real Contender

The new version of Spotify for Windows Phone finally puts this app on par with…

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