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The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 is actually great now — here's why you should be using it in 2025

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 ...

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

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

Five things Microsoft should improve in the Microsoft Store on Windows 110 0

The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 and 10 has grown a lot over the last few years, but some important things are still missing. Here are five. The Microsoft Store for Windows was initially launched ...
Computerworld

Microsoft is finally fixing app updates on Windows

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 ...
Liliputing

Microsoft will let you uninstall the Microsoft Store from Windows, but only in Europe (and other updates to comply with the Digital Markets Act)

Microsoft has announced a handful of updates coming to Windows 10 and Windows 11 that will make it easier for users to change their default web browser, access third-party search results from the ...