PC gaming via the Microsoft Store can be a pain: game updates can lag, and mod support may be limited. But Microsoft is testing at least one small improvement: modular downloads of games via the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you are an avid Windows OS user, you are used to downloading the software installer from the web and run it to install the application on your system. From Windows 8.1, Microsoft introduced a new ...

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's goal for the Windows app store was to make it easy to find and download apps, which sounds simple but was a challenge given the array of programs likely to pop up. Lance Whitney ...

Let’s get into the details of the process. To get started, open the Microsoft Store app from the Start menu on your Windows 11 PC and search for Amazon Appstore on it. Then, click on Install to start ...

Last week, I wrote about some upcoming changes to the Store app on Windows 10 that Microsoft is yet to announce, that will allow app developers to bring more kinds of Win32 apps to the Store in an ...

For now, gamers can adjust the storefronts they can access through the app. Just navigate to Settings > Library and ...

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In a recent update, Netflix retired its dedicated Windows app, and now offers a web app instead. This new "app," however is essentially a shortcut to open the Netflix website, and, as a result, you ...