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 10 Mobile Tip: Name Your Phone
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 13, 2015
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With previous Windows Phone OS versions, you needed to use a Windows-based PC to give…
Microsoft Promises to Improve Xbox One Power Consumption
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 13, 2015
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A recent report says that Microsoft’s Xbox One is an energy pig, drawing more than…
An Ode to Surface Pen Loop
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 13, 2015
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Sometimes it’s the little things. Literally. This past weekend, I visited the Microsoft Store in…
Surface 3 + Desktop Applications
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 12, 2015
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It’s not news that Surface 3 can run desktop applications, unlike its Windows RT-based predecessors.…
Surface 3 + Docking Station
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 11, 2015
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With the move to an Intel-based architecture, Surface 3 is a far more versatile device…
A Quick Look at Windows 10 Mobile Build 10051 for Phones
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 11, 2015
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Yesterday, I wrote about the release of a new Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 build…
A Quick Look at Windows Phone 8.1.2
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 11, 2015
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In an interesting and very useful mistake, many people who try to upgrade their Windows…
A Quick Look at Windows 10 Build 10056
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 11, 2015
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A new Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 leak—build 10056—provides a more complete look at Microsoft’s…
Microsoft Releases a New Build of Windows 10 for Phones
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 10, 2015
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Microsoft has released Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 for Phones build 10051, and as previously…
Thinking About Free Office
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 10, 2015
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While I use and recommend Office 365 and the full desktop versions of Office it provides,…
Office Online Now Integrates with Dropbox Too
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 09, 2015
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The Microsoft and Dropbox partnership continues to expand. And today, Microsoft added Dropbox integration to…
Throwback Thursday: Windows 2001?
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 09, 2015
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15 years ago, Microsoft was working on the follow-up to Windows 2000, which was then…
Ask Paul: Surface 3 with Windows 8.1 Pro?
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 09, 2015
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If you buy Surface 3, you will normally get Windows 8.1 “Core,” and not Windows…
Microsoft Ships Two Updates for Windows 10 Build 10049
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 09, 2015
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When Microsoft shipped the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 build last week, it noted…
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2015) First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 09, 2015
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There are Ultrabooks … and then there are Ultrabooks. Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon lands in…
Surface 3 + Surface Pen
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 08, 2015
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Given the target audience—students and mobile professionals—many Surface 3 buyers will also choose to purchase…