Developers can now distribute their Windows desktop apps to people shopping through Windows 10’s app store, with an update from Microsoft Wednesday. It’s a move powered by Project Centennial, which ...

For ordinary users, if a certain app is installed, the app will not be seen on the recommendation page. For developers, this can increase the exposure of the app, thereby bringing in more users. This ...

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the AI giant announced that the Codex app is now available on Windows, adding, “Get the full Codex app experience on Windows with a native agent sandbox and ...

Windows Insiders can now test an updated version of the Microsoft Store. The improved Microsoft Store experience places trailers for apps and games near the top of a ...

Chris Hoffman is the author of Windows Intelligence, an email newsletter that brings the latest Windows news, tips, and tricks to inboxes each week. He's also the former editor-in-chief of How-To Geek ...

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 ...

How many of you have ever installed and run Android apps from Amazon's app store on Windows 11? Raise your hands. OK, that's what I thought. Well, I hate to break it to the three of you who raised ...

It's official -- well, sort of. Microsoft has formally changed the "Metro" name used to describe a user interface and an app style for Windows 8 to a new name, "Windows Store app." The name change ...

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install programs ...

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 ...