Holy UWP: It took four years of development, but WinGet has finally introduced what is likely one of its most useful features yet. The Windows-focused package manager is now compatible with Microsoft ...

Windows Package Manager is a package manager solution that includes a command-line tool (winget) and a set of services for installing apps on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. Using the winget ...

Microsoft released an updated version of Windows Package Manager. The package manager is known to users as WINGET, and it’s available for both Windows 11 and Windows 10. Now, with the new release, ...

A new web front for the Microsoft Store is now live. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft launches redesigned website for ...

Microsoft now has 200,000 apps available for download in the Windows Phone Store, the company said. But before congratulating Microsoft on hitting this milestone, try this exercise: Name ten. Maybe ...

The Xbox app for Windows 11/10 allows users to play games from the Microsoft Store with other Xbox players, create scoreboards, share their social content, and more. Some PC gamers have reported they ...

I f you’re like me, installing apps on Windows used to be a mix of hunting down websites, dodging unnecessary toolbars, and clicking through endless setup wizards. Sure, the Microsoft Store simplifies ...

At Build 2015 today, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of operating systems, announced four new ways to get apps into the Windows Store. Developers can reuse their Web code, Windows ...

With the launch of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Microsoft has embraced the age of the app and opened its own app store — the Windows Store. Like Apple’s iOS App Store and Google’s Android Market, ...

The Microsoft Store has been around for nearly 10 years now — it launched as the Windows Store with Windows 8 — but compared to app marketplaces on other platforms, it can feel like a barren wasteland ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is testing some updates to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11 that will ...

Microsoft is relaunching its app store to be more useful and attract developers to the platform. Changes could help Microsoft compete with Apple.