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 ...

The Microsoft Store for Windows was initially launched over 13 years ago, when Microsoft launched the infamous Windows 8 with its controversial full-screen Start menu, the new Settings app, and more.

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced its decision to discontinue the Windows Subsystem for Android, which allowed Android apps to run inside Windows 11. However, in May, Microsoft and Tencent ...

PC gaming via the Microsoft Store can be a pain: game updates can lag, and mod support may be limited. But Microsoft is testing at least one small improvement: modular downloads of games via the ...

Microsoft is currently testing a number of new features and experiences for Windows 11, ranging from agentic AI for PC management to an AI-driven “Fix it” button for troubleshooting to a new Start ...

Microsoft made a big deal a couple of years ago when it signed an agreement with Amazon to have Android apps available to be installed on Windows 11 computers. Users needed to install an Android ...

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store. The trial is now rolling out in the Beta ...