Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they're released through Windows Update. The amount ...

Microsoft has steadily improved the default apps ever since the introduction of Windows 11. Even with a sleek new look and ...

But there’s a larger reason Microsoft needs to whip the Windows Store into shape right now: The Windows Store will be making a major push onto the desktop in Windows 9, and it needs to be ...

The first thing Microsoft needs to do is limit the number of bad apps that come into the Store. I go through the new and rising section of the Microsoft Store to find apps to review every week.

Microsoft has looked into reasons why so many Windows devices are not always fully up to date and found that they need to be online for at least eight hours to grab the latest updates and install ...

They don’t need to be in the Store. People really just want to know if Microsoft considers an app good.” When UWP apps were launched in 2015, Microsoft envisioned apps similar to the ones ...

Mark Hachman / IDG The Surface Go represents the intersection of the business user and the consumer, without explicitly serving the needs ... an ebook store deep within the bowels of Microsoft ...

But the biggest problem stems from Microsoft's distribution method of choice: the Windows Store. The Windows Store is Microsoft's own platform for selling apps and games directly to consumers ...

The Microsoft Store houses other content, including themes, fonts, and even languages. If the Store has it to offer, it might as well be easy to find. But, we don't necessarily need a dedicated ...