I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...

Note: This is an early peek at a chapter from my next book, De-Enshittify Windows 11. This book will be available for purchase soon, hopefully by the end of February. –Paul When you buy a new PC or ...

Microsoft has announced the Store CLI, a command-line interface for managing and installing Windows apps from the Microsoft Store. It's similar to WinGet, except the Store CLI only works for apps that ...

Microsoft today announced a new command line interface (CLI) for the Microsoft Store in Windows 11 called the Store CLI. “A new command-line interface for the Microsoft Store brings app discovery, ...

Alright, so I run windows LTSC on all my devices, as that's the only way (afaik) to be able to defer and plan updates instead of having forced restarts in the middle of my work. Yes, I lost a ...

The latest Windows 11 update is an optional one, but Microsoft has a few solid reasons for you to pull the trigger and install it right now. On January 30, 2026, Microsoft released KB5074105, the ...

The purpose of this document and method is to show you how you can easily create a dual- or multi-boot Windows/Linux USB pendrive so that you can run the Windows 11 installer and one or more Linux ...

The app you're trying to install must be free on the Microsoft Store. The app you're trying to install must be enrolled in Enterprise and organization licensing for online and offline deployments. All ...

Following months of signaling a shift toward unified update management, Microsoft is now testing a mechanism to decouple application updates from the Microsoft Store client. New code discovered in ...

Windows 11 may soon give users a more direct way to manage app updates without relying on the Microsoft Store. As reported by Windows Central, a new “App updates” page has quietly appeared in the ...

When you work for a site called Windows Central, there's a strong chance you're going to be setting up Windows from scratch a lot more often than the average person. Whether it's fighting demons on my ...

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 ...