In brief: Microsoft wants to unify the Windows Update process so it includes all third-party apps. The company said developers or anyone who builds apps can now sign up for a private preview of the ...

If your system is throwing more UAC prompts asking for admin privileges and some application installs or repairs are failing, it may be due to a recent security update for Windows and Windows Server.

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 ...

Microsoft's Windows Update offers a convenient way to update not only Windows but certain Microsoft products. However, that is where the convenience begins and ends ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Microsoft is preparing to overhaul the Windows ...

Windows Update has been a part of the Windows Operating system for decades but it wasn't until recently that Microsoft has expressed any interest in expanding the platform to support individual ...

There’s so much going on in Windows that it can be hard to know whether my apps are up to date all the time. I’ll get prompted to update some of them when I boot my PC –– but the others? Gah! It’s ...

Microsoft Looks to Centralize All Windows App Updates in One Place Microsoft wants to phase out fragmented, individual updates for third-party apps across its OS and launch a central platform within ...