For many Windows PC users, Microsoft Store apps are part of everyday use. Like any other software, these apps need regular ...

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 ...

The Microsoft Store (formerly known as the Windows Store) serves as a central hub for downloading apps, games, and entertainment content on your Windows 11 PC. Although the Microsoft Store has ...

Microsoft has announced some big changes to how its app store on Windows 10 and 11 works. Now, every user can download application executables directly from the Microsoft Store website. The change was ...

Windows 11's Experimental build finally lets you individually block Chrome, Steam, or any desktop app from your camera, mic, ...

Think you freed up space by uninstalling a Windows app? If it came from the Microsoft Store, it might still be sitting on your disk.

Microsoft has known about this problem for over a decade ...

Windows 11 Experimental Build 26340.9212 hints at per-app privacy controls for Win32 programs, including camera, microphone, ...

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 ...