No disrespect to the Microsoft Store, but it’s not the most exciting place to discover new Windows software. Peruse Microsoft’s official app store and you’ll mostly find the obvious, with apps like ...

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 ...

Microsoft has been working on unifying its OneNote and OneNote for Windows 10 apps into a single app. After 12 months of improvements, there’s only OneNote app listed in the Windows store. Microsoft ...

Microsoft thinks its new store app installer will make more people install and launch Windows apps. Microsoft thinks its new store app installer will make more people install and launch Windows apps.

Why it matters: Installing Windows Store apps from the web can be a hassle for some folks. Microsoft acknowledges that and is rolling out a slightly more user-friendly way to install Windows Store ...

There is no official way to download and install older versions of an app from the Microsoft Store, but as always, there’s a neat workaround. The AdGuard store is a repository of Microsoft Store apps, ...

The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 and 10 has grown a lot over the last few years, but some important things are still missing. Here are five. The Microsoft Store for Windows was initially launched ...

Here's what went wrong with the Windows App Store and how Microsoft is trying to get things right for the future. But is it too late? I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and ...