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 ...

Rudy Huyn, a Partner Architect at Microsoft working on the Store and File Explorer, said in a post on X that he is building a new ...

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 forming a new team dedicated to building native, high-quality Windows apps. It’s led by Rudy Huyn, a Principal Lead Architect who previously worked on the Microsoft Store and File ...

Truth be told, we pretty much never engage with the actual Microsoft Store app for Windows. If we're going to play PC games, ...

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 ...

Microsoft has confirmed it will build 100% native apps for Windows 11 and form a new team to spearhead the project.

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 ...

Microsoft's new native app team will ditch web wrappers for faster, more responsive Windows 11 software. The shift tackles memory issues plaguing tools like Clipchamp and Copilot, promising better ...