Don't want forced updates for your Windows 11 apps? Microsoft Store no longer gives you a choice in the matter.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft thinks its new store app installer will make more people install and launch Windows apps. Microsoft ...

When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 over the summer, it also detailed a major shift in strategy for its app store. In an effort to woo more developers and their apps after years of indifference, ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is close to releasing Windows 11’s new Microsoft Store for Windows 10 ...

Back with the launch of Windows 8 came one of Microsoft's first attempts at an app store. The idea seemed simple enough. Open the gates, let developers submit Windows Apps, Microsoft takes a cut, and ...

You can brighten up your Windows 11 desktop with the so-called themes. These are unified combinations of background image(s), colors for the various interface elements (like the taskbar and title bar) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. A new strain of malware called Electron Bot has surfaced in ...

Microsoft Store is a built-in online platform for Windows users to download and install a variety of apps, games, movies, and books on their PC. With the help of this service, installing apps on your ...

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 ...