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Accessing the Microsoft Store on Windows plays a crucial role in enhancing the user experience by providing a centralized hub for downloading apps, games, and even essential system utilities. For users new to Windows 10 or Windows 11, or for seasoned users encountering issues, understanding how...

For anyone facing the daunting task of setting up a new Windows installation, the path from a blank slate to a fully functional machine is often both time-consuming and tedious. Whether you’re upgrading, downgrading, switching Windows flavors like LTSC, or recovering from a system failure...

When configuring a fresh Windows system, especially when switching to specialized versions like Windows 10 LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel), the challenge of quickly restoring an essential suite of applications is significant. This is where Ninite, a long-standing but continually relevant...

Windows users and IT administrators often face the challenge of maintaining a strict policy on where Windows apps can be installed. By default, Microsoft allows installing and moving apps to drives other than the primary system volume. While this flexibility can be convenient for individual...

Setting up a new Windows PC can be akin to prepping for a culinary exam without a recipe—overwhelming yet exhilarating. Amidst the myriad applications that one might require, the traditional method of downloading software—searching the web, heading to each application's official site...

In a bid to streamline how users discover and install applications, Microsoft is gearing up for an exciting enhancement to Windows 11. The new feature will integrate Windows’ Winget package manager directly into PowerToys Run—Microsoft’s versatile alternative to the built-in Windows Search. For...

So, you unwrapped a shiny new laptop this holiday season, complete with Windows 11 in "S Mode," and you're left wondering if you just got a stealthier, secret agent version of Windows or a holiday deal with hidden limitations. Don’t worry; we’re here to unpack exactly what Windows 11 in S Mode...

In the age of digital downloads, wanting to squeeze a new game or app onto your device should be as easy as pie, right? Unfortunately, many users have found that this shiny, simplified process sometimes hits a snag. If you’ve been pulling your hair out because you can’t seem to push that app or...

Google recently launched its Gemini AI, a web-based tool designed for a variety of uses that range from summarizing text to generating high-quality content. While there's no official desktop app for Windows 10 or 11, you can create a seamless, app-like experience using either Microsoft Edge or...

I am getting multiple errors in the event viewer about the Your Phone app. Here is one of them: Faulting application name: PhoneExperienceHost.exe, version: 1.23072.153.0, time stamp: 0x6492041a Faulting module name: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll, version: 3.1.3.0, time stamp: 0xea4b25b7 Exception...

UPDATED 10:45AM Redmond time with link to download and install from the Store! Hello Windows Insiders, Today we have announced that the first preview of Android™ apps on Windows 11 is now available for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel in the U.S. If you haven’t already read this blog post...

I recently created a Windows 2019 Server instance on AWS and wanted to install a few applications for remote access for some users. The "Install Application on Remote Desktop Server" was not available in Control Panel > Programs. I tried to change to "Install" mode by typing ... "change user...

I inadvertantly did a "reset" and lost all of my installed programs (apps), including Firefox and Chrome browsers, tax sofware, video editing software, etc. Now when I try to download and install them I get the error message "Can not create temp folder archive". I've tried booting in safe...

Hello, if I installed Windows 10 (and Windows 8.1 too, as dual boot), both with local account, no Microsoft account. I have only Microsoft account created on Microsoft site. I would only install Microsoft application from Microsoft Store according to this description (with "Sign in to just this...

Hello everybody! I have more local accounts on my PC and I want to know, how I can change that when I install an application and an shortcut on desktop, I don't see it on the other account? Thanks for every Help!

Hello Windows Insiders! Thanks for being patient with us as we upgraded some of our engineering tools last week. Our build monitoring system is purring again and today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14926 for PC and Mobile to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring...

Reposted with permission from Link Removed Introduction: Building the best place… to build At GDC Europe 2016, the Microsoft developer platform team is excited to showcase the technologies we’ve been working on to make both game development and gaming better on Windows 10. Not only are we...

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Recently I had a bad Windows 10 computer crash. The PC totally locked up, and the only thing I could do was power it down and power it back up. The first thing I noticed was that my entire Windows Live Mail database was gone - not a single message of the thousands that should have been there was...

A new feature in the November update for Windows 10 allows you to install apps to external storage by default. read more Continue reading...