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 ...

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 ...

The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 and 10 has grown a lot over the last few years, but some important things are still missing. Here are five. The Microsoft Store for Windows was initially launched ...

Microsoft now allows IT administrators to remove pre-installed Microsoft Store apps (also known as in-box apps) using a new app management policy. This policy is now available for Windows 11 ...

During Microsoft's fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call, Nadella put consumer Windows front and center. As part of Microsoft's ...

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

There are three ways to fix the Something went wrong and Microsoft Store failed to initialize error in Windows 11/10: Once done, check if you are still getting the ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has introduced a command-line interface for the Microsoft Store, offering a text-based alternative to the traditional graphical interface. The CLI enables users to ...