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

Modernizing .NETpad: New App Version is Available on GitHub
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Modernizing .NETpad: New App Version is Now Available on GitHub (Premium)

The source code for .NETpad 3.0 for Windows 11 is now available on GitHub for…

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Modernizing .NETpad: It’s a Wrap (Premium)

It took 7 months, but today I finished coding my 2024 .NETpad modernization project. I…

My original Amazon Kindle review from 2007
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Throwback: My Original Amazon Kindle Review from 2007 (Premium)

I'm reevaluating the devices I use for reading and will write about that soon. Meanwhile,…

OpenAI plots new corporate structure

Report: Microsoft, OpenAI Tied AGI Metric to Profits, Not Intelligence

With OpenAI transitioning into a for-profit business, a new report claims that the company's partnership…

A mountain of words
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🔝 My Top Stories of 2024: A Mountain of Words in a Momentous Year

2024 was a momentous year in personal technology for reasons both good and bad. Looking…

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RunAsRadio #964: A Very Windows Christmas with Paul Thurrott

Richard chats with Paul Thurrott about the crazy year that Windows has had and what…

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Apple Files to Represent Itself in Google Antitrust Remedy Proceedings

With partners like this, who needs enemies? Apple would like to intervene and represent itself…

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Modernizing .NETpad: Late Breaking Structural Changes (Premium)

I sometimes have trouble focusing. No, that's not exactly right. Sometimes, the problem is that…

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GEEKOM Confirms Snapdragon X NUC

NUC maker Geekom confirmed rumors that it will unveil its first Qualcomm Snapdragon X-based NUC…

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Hands-On: Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows

Thanks to its strange, short history, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows (2024) is…

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Google Proposes Alternatives to a Breakup

In a legal filing, Google said a DOJ proposal to break up the company was…

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Qualcomm Defeats Arm in Court (Updated)

A federal jury determined that Qualcomm did not violate Arm Holdings licensing agreements when it…

Ask Paul
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Ask Paul: December 20 (Premium)

Happy Friday and Happy Holidays! But let's not barrel into the Christmas break just yet.…

ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI, a Copilot+ PC

ASUS Announces an Adorable Copilot+ PC NUC

All mainstream Copilot+ PCs have been laptops to date, which makes sense given usage norms.…

Steam Winter Sale Discounts Games Up to 95 Percent

Like Xbox/Microsoft Store, Epic Games, and others, Steam is celebrating the holidays with a huge…

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Then and Now, Part 2: Feeling Blue (Premium)

Steven Sinofsky was right: It wasn't enough for Microsoft to just port Windows to Arm,…

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