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

Microsoft has also promised a speedier certification process for app developers. “Beginning Oct. 18, the Windows Store team has committed to no more than five days for initial certification, with many ...

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 ...

Meet Microsoft, the champion of competitive marketplaces. Not a sentence you’d ever expect to read 20 years ago. But Microsoft’s Windows 11 event today made it clear that the company wants to position ...

If you receive This app can’t open error when opening Photos, Xbox Game Bar, Calculator, or any Microsoft Store UWP app on Windows 11 or Windows 10, then this post ...

Error code 0x80070015″Something went wrong” usually occurs over a certain instances such as when Microsoft store is downloading an application. It can also appear ...

Microsoft wasn't just indulging in wishful thinking when it said it wanted more third-party app stores in Windows 11's portal. The Verge notes that new Microsoft Store policies now allow third-party ...

If you don’t want to (or can’t) run Windows 11 on your PC, the good news is that Microsoft will be providing at least a few app updates to Windows 10 to keep it feeling useful. One of those app ...

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