By typing simple, text-based commands into Windows' PowerShell, you can quickly install apps directly from the Microsoft ...

Microsoft appears to be testing a new way to update Windows 11 apps without relying on the Microsoft Store — a long-standing frustration for many users. The change was spotted in recent Insider builds ...

Microsoft Store no longer allows indefinite app update delays, only up to 5 weeks max. Clicking "Check for Updates" while paused does not bypass the restriction. Microsoft is implementing update ...

The Windows 11 non-security feature preview update for February just landed, and it's the first in a while that includes a ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to make its official app store the default gateway for Windows software. The effort has mostly flopped, but the company keeps nudging the store toward ...

Using Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs and PowerShell commands, the process lets third parties integrate their app's installers or management tools into Windows Update. The first step will be to register ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Given the aforementioned issues with Windows Update, and there ...

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 ...