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 ...

Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated. The software giant is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the ...

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 ...

A new orchestration platform will let developers update any app through Windows Update. A new orchestration platform will let developers update any app through Windows Update. is a senior editor and ...

When it comes to phones, most software is updated through a unified process. With an iPhone, you get all your operating system updates from Apple and all your individual app updates from the App Store ...

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 ...

A new version of the popular Windows customization app Winaero Tweaker is out to fix problems with system corruptions, ...

I love Linux's single-update flow; Windows may add a single 'App updates' page. Preview shows an app-updates page with status, last-checked time, and a 'Check for updates' button. I hope it updates ...

Microsoft confirms several Windows 11 errors that affect the taskbar, app launches, and more. But the update also brings its own problems.