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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Microsoft is Cutting 3 Percent of its Workforce

Microsoft confirmed that it is laying off 3 percent of its workforce across all employee…

AI agent in Windows 11 Settings app

New Pre-Release 24H2 Builds Come to Dev and Beta Channels

Microsoft has again issued what appears to be identical new pre-release builds of Windows 11…

## Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is Now Available to Preorder

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is Now Available to Preorder

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is now available for preorder at $1100 and up and…

Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition First Impressions

Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition First Impressions

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition is a premium convertible Copilot+ PC with a…

Copilot Vision Highlights in Windows 11

Copilot Vision in Windows 11 Gets Two New Features in Insider Preview

Microsoft is rolling out a Copilot Vision in Windows 11 update in the Insider Program…

Windows 11 notifications are terrible
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Windows 11 Puts the Not in Notifications (Premium)

I have toxic relationships with notifications on all my devices, but Windows 11 is, by…

Sonos earnings

Sonos Earnings Up 3 Percent to $260 Million, But…

Struggling smart speaker maker Sonos posted a mini-rebound in the most recent quarter as it…

Time for the Gecko to retire
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Google, Mozilla, and the Future of the Web (Premium)

With the remedy hearings in U.S. v. Google behind us, a thought occurred about Mozilla,…

Surface Book 2

Microsoft Explains Which Surface PCs Can Upgrade to Windows 11

Microsoft is documenting which Surface PCs can be upgraded to Windows 11. And which can't.

In Praise of Samsung One UI 7
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In Praise of Samsung One UI 7 (Premium)

I'm often critical of the superfluous apps and services duplication and other clutter that Samsung…

Microsoft Details the New Windows 11 Start Design

Microsoft Details the New Windows 11 Start Design

Windows 11 was accompanied by a new Start menu design, but like the rest of…

Ask Paul: May 9
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Ask Paul: May 9 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We're back in Pennsylvania after almost four months, and the transition is going…

Online Accounts 2025: The First NAS is on the Way
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Online Accounts 2025: The First NAS is on the Way (Premium)

After going back and forth on this more times than I can count, I finally…

Nintendo Switch 2 launches soon

Nintendo Annual Revenues Nosedive 30 Percent Ahead of Switch 2 Launch

Nintendo continues to struggle financially as it ramps up to launch the eagerly awaited Switch…

Baby FTC crying because Microsoft is right again

FTC Loses Yet Another Bid to Block Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

A federal appeals court has rejected a ridiculous FTC legal challenge of Microsoft's 2023 acquisition…

Arm Revenues Up 34 Percent to $1.24 Billion

Arm Revenues Up 34 Percent to $1.24 Billion

Arm Holding reported quarterly revenues of over $1 billion for the first time, but it…

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