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 ...

Learn more about the Microsoft Store, also called the Windows App Store, which allows you to choose from thousands of available apps to use on your Windows 10 or 8 device, including Surface laptops ...

Microsoft has updated a Windows 11 in-box app removal policy introduced in October to include a dynamic list that lets IT ...

An engineer at Microsoft has suggested that native apps are back and it aligns with the company's recent Windows 11 revival ...

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 ...

Microsoft is giving IT administrators more control over Windows 11 environments with new app management capabilities rolling ...

Over the last three years, we have experienced the appification of everything. It began with the launch of the iOS App Store in July 2008, and was perpetuated with the introduction of the Android ...

Bottom line: Microsoft is making a significant effort to turn its official app store into a profitable or even enticing service for programmers and software entrepreneurs. Bringing apps to the store ...