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 ...

The new Start menu that Microsoft unveiled for Windows 11 earlier this year is now beginning to roll out for users who ...

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 ...

If you want to keep Widgets enabled but clean it up a bit, open the Widgets menu, click the Settings gear in the top-right ...

When it comes to phones, most software is updated through a unified process. With an iPhone, you get all your operating system updates from Apple and all your individual app updates from the App Store ...

A Microsoft support document has confirmed that, for users of Windows 11 version 24H2, the Scan for Updates function might not be working. “This Windows configuration update addresses an issue in ...

Microsoft has quietly removed the ability to top apps from the Microsoft Store from automatically updating on Windows 11 and Windows 10. In the last couple of months, users have noticed that the ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Start menu redesign brings customization, Phone Link integration, and a cleaner, more connected ...