Building installers on Windows used to be complicated. It all depended on which installation tool were you using and how was your code being distributed. Could you wrap an executable around a Zip file ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft thinks its new store app installer will make more people install and launch Windows apps. Microsoft ...

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Microsoft has confirmed a new known issue impacting client and server Windows versions that breaks apps after updating or repairing them using the Windows Installer (previously known as Microsoft ...

Some Windows users are experiencing Windows Installer Error 1619, Installation of the program failed whenever they try to install an application using Windows ...

You should deliver the Windows Universal Platform style of applications to users of Windows 10, and especially users of the new Windows 10 S With the release of the first PCs running Windows 10 S, ...

The year is drawing to a close, so there’s a very good chance that you now find yourself staring straight down the gaping maw of Windows 8. Maybe someone gave you a new Windows tablet or PC as a gift.

Windows Package Manager is a package manager solution that includes a command-line tool (winget) and a set of services for installing apps on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. Using the winget ...

Microsoft Store on Oct. 31 will stop accepting new app submissions for Windows Phone 8.x or earlier, along with XAP or APPX packages for Windows 8/8.1. Windows Phone has long ceased to be a going ...

Once the installer is downloaded, a dialog box prompts you to begin the installation. Select Install Now to put Windows 8 on the active partition or install it on another. Then click Next and follow ...

Windows 8 isn’t for everyone. If you’re mostly a desktop PC user comfortable with Windows 7, upgrading to Windows 8 is probably not worthwhile. If you’re a mobile user who needs easy access to the ...

The Google Chrome browser finally came to the Windows Store. But it was only in the form of an app that opened a browser tab so you could download it the regular way. It's a snub of the Microsoft ...