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.

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Google I/O 2025: But Wait, There’s More

And you thought Build 2025 was dense with information: Google unleashed a tsunami of new…

Fortnite Returns to the iPhone

Fortnite Returns to the iPhone

Five years after Apple removed Fortnite from its App Store, the popular Epic Games battle…

Google I/O 2025

Google I/O 2025: Developers, Developers, Developers

Expanding on the updates it announced recently for Android, Google opened its annual I/O conference…

AI actions in File Explorer

Dev and Beta Channels Get New 24H2 Builds

As if Build 2025 wasn't busy enough, Microsoft issued new prelease builds of Windows 11…

You Can Try Microsoft’s New Command Line Text Editor Now

Microsoft announced a new command line text editor as part of a set of developer…

Microsoft Details Administrator Protection for Windows 11

Administrator Protection is Coming Soon to Windows 11, and It’s For Consumers, Too

Microsoft announced Administrator protection for Windows 11 as part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative at…

Build 2025: This Year is All About Agentic AI

Build 2025: This Year is All About Agentic AI

Microsoft Build 2025 opens today in Seattle, and the messaging is familiar: We're (still) in…

Build 2025: Big Updates for GitHub Copilot, Open Source Implementation in Visual Studio Code

Build 2025: Big Updates for GitHub Copilot, Open Source Implementation in Visual Studio Code

Microsoft announced during its Build 2025 keynote that it will open source GitHub Copilot in…

Windows AI Foundry

Build 2025: Windows 11 Gets New Developer Capabilities

During its Build 2025 keynote, Microsoft announced a sweeping set of improvements to the Windows…

Build 2025: Microsoft Announces New Capabilities for Native Windows Apps

Build 2025: Microsoft Announces New Capabilities for Native Windows Apps

Microsoft announced updates for Windows App SDK and React Native updates for developers who create…

## Vivaldi 7.4 Brings Simplified UIs, Prioritized Keyboard Shortcuts

Vivaldi 7.4 Brings Simplified UIs, Prioritized Keyboard Shortcuts

The latest version of the Vivaldi web browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux is now…

Synology DiskStation DS224+ Next Steps

I had hoped to leave for Seattle with a completely configured NAS, but life had…

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From the Editor’s Desk: This is What Matters Most (Premium)

Ahead of my trip today, our son visited, we got some bad news, and I…

Hands-On: Roku Streaming Stick Plus

Hands-On: Roku Streaming Stick Plus

The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is the smallest streaming stick I've seen, yet it offers…

HP EliteBook X G1a 14 First Impressions

HP EliteBook X G1a 14 First Impressions

The EliteBook X G1a is an AMD-powered update to the EliteBook 1040 line, and so…

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Have 50 Million MAUs

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Have 50 Million MAUs

Microsoft announced that Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code now have a collective 50 million…

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