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

Amazon Fire TV Stick Improves Miracast Support ... Sort Of

Amazon Fire TV Stick Improves Miracast Support … Sort Of

Thanks to a recent software update, Amazon’s inexpensive Fire TV Stick—an HDMI dongle that works…

Office Sway Now Supports Co-Authoring

Office Sway just got a major update and now offers real-time editing and collaboration. This…

For Kinect Developers, a Single Sensor to Rule Them All

Microsoft is no longer making its Kinect sensor for Windows. But don’t view that as…

Microsoft Brings Office Lens to Android and iPhone

Microsoft Brings Office Lens to Android and iPhone

After a year-long reign on Windows Phone, one of Microsoft’s best mobile apps is coming…

Throwback Thursday: My First Year with Windows Phone

Digging around through my old gadgets this week I found a few interesting and semi-historical…

How to Dual-Boot Windows 10 on Surface Pro 3

This is one of those things that should be easier than it is, and in…

Microsoft Releases MS-DOS Mobile

I’m no fan of April Fools, but this one is pretty good: Microsoft today released…

Windows 10 Technical Preview 2: Music and Video Preview Apps Now Available

During the January press event for Windows 10 Technical Preview 2, Microsoft quickly showed how…

Google Continues Its Relentless Chrome OS Attack on Windows

Google recently announced a second-generation Chromebook Pixel, a high-end device that seems to serve no…

Microsoft Announces the Visual Studio 2015 Product Lineup

Microsoft will further simplify its developer tools product lineup when Visual Studio 2015 ships this…

A Quick Tour of Project Spartan

The big news—actually, the only real news—in Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 build 10049 is…

Here Comes Surface 3

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

Microsoft today is delivering Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 build 10049, the second time it…

Windows 10 Tip: Scroll Inactive Windows

Windows 10 has a neat new feature that lets you scroll in non-active windows on…

Which Office 365?

Which Office 365?

Microsoft offers a wide range of Office 365 subscription plans that target individuals, households, and…

Halo 5: Guardians Arrives on October 27

Looks like I’ll be getting a nice (slightly early) birthday present this year: Halo 5:…

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