By typing simple, text-based commands into Windows' PowerShell, you can quickly install apps directly from the Microsoft Store—all without the typical ads or clutter.

You can now find, install, and update Microsoft Store apps using a command prompt on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. No GUI ...

The Windows app store has taken many forms over the years, first launching with Windows 8 in 2012 as the "Windows Store," a marketplace for "modern" apps that never fully materialized. The store was ...

Windows 8 might have made waves for its short-lived removal of the beloved Start button, but the platform’s launch of an ill-fated storefront for streamlined app management was arguably Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft no longer allows you to disable automatic app updates permanently. This means that whenever an update is available for a Microsoft Store app installed on your computer, it will be downloaded ...

Windows 11 Build 26100.7918 and 26200.7918 (KB5077241) adds Emoji 16, improved backup restore, and Quick Machine Recovery ...

Microsoft today announced a new command line interface (CLI) for the Microsoft Store in Windows 11 called the Store CLI.

Just days after Microsoft killed security updates for 500 million Windows 10 users, there’s bad news for Windows 11 users as well. A new, mandatory security update is a “total disaster” and an ...

Normally, automatic software updates are a good thing. They keep you running the latest versions of software, including essential security and stability updates, often necessary for everything from ...

Releasing a new version of Windows that just covers new Arm PCs is another signal of Microsoft’s commitment to Arm processors and the Arm version of Windows, after decades of near-exclusive focus on ...

The Microsoft Store on the web now lets you create a multi-app install package on Windows 11 that installs multiple applications from a single installer. This means you can now install multiple apps ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...