In 2012, Microsoft jumped the shark with Windows 8, releasing an ambitious, touch-first desktop OS to a world that didn't want or see the need for one. The company has spent years undoing all the bad ...

Microsoft publishes its own list of removable Windows 11 apps. Here is what is on it, what to keep, the built-in ways to ...

Microsoft has removed the Samsung Galaxy Connect app from the Microsoft Store because it was causing issues on specific Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and desktop models running Windows 11. This comes after ...

About a year ago, we reported on Microsoft imposing a deadline for users who still rely on Microsoft Store versions of Office apps: starting December 2026, the Store versions of Office apps will no ...

The Microsoft Store on the web now lets you create a multi-app install package on Windows 11 that installs multiple applications from a single installer. This means you can now install multiple apps ...

In a nutshell: Despite a lack of user interest, Microsoft is still trying to transform the Windows App Store into a "universal" platform for accessing all types of Windows applications. The company is ...

Your PC's camera is one of those things you probably don't think about until an app asks to use it—or worse, starts using it when you don't expect it.

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 ...