package management

Keeping your system up to date is essential for performance, compatibility, and security in today’s fast-paced digital environment. Imagine updating all your Windows 10 and 11 applications with a single command — no more tedious manual updates or endless scrolling through update notifications...

1. Troubleshooting Made Simple One of the oft-cited advantages of Linux is its seamless, command-line based troubleshooting. Linux distributions integrate a robust terminal interface that delivers detailed, real-time logs and error messages. Whether you’re addressing disk errors, malfunctioning...

For all Windows enthusiasts, a long-awaited collaboration is on the horizon that promises to revolutionize how you manage your software on Windows 11. Recently, news emerged that PowerToys Run will soon natively integrate with the Windows Package Manager—better known by its handy shorthand...

The rumor mill around Windows 12 has been spinning for a while now—imagine an entirely new era of Microsoft's flagship operating system. Yet, for many Windows enthusiasts and diehard Linux fans alike, the prospect of switching from a trusted OS to yet another iteration of Windows hinges on some...

The world of operating systems has long been divided between two camps: those who favor the familiarity and convenience of Windows and those who swear by the power, security, and flexibility of Linux. But what if Microsoft could bridge that gap? With Windows 12 on the horizon, leaks and industry...

1. Privacy Should Be Paramount The Issue: For many Linux enthusiasts, one of the primary reasons to stick with Linux is the control over personal data. Windows 11’s telemetry and forced Microsoft account logins have been a sore point for privacy-minded users. The article argues that Windows 12...

As Windows users, we often find ourselves in a familiar cycle: searching for programs, downloading installers, and clicking "Next" until—voilà!—new software is installed on our PCs. But as advancements occur, particularly in the realm of the Microsoft Store, it's worth revisiting how we install...

When the world of software installation feels like navigating a labyrinth — with confusing pathways of command lines and endless manual updates — a good package manager can be your shining beacon of hope. Enter UniGetUI, touted as the ultimate package manager for Windows PCs, designed to...

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...

I try to install ROS on Windows using that instruction: When I had to install Windows Package Manager I get that error: I also try to run the prompt as admin I get the error "Access denied"

Many new and sought-after Windows APIs and features such as BackgroundTasks, Notifications, LiveTiles, Share and more, are either not available or not easily callable from non-packaged Win32 applications. This is due to the programming model for UWP APIs that integrate with the system and have a...

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Link Removed (Build 17744 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17744 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from Link Removed. For...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a guest post from Link Removed, a Program Manager on the Microsoft Edge team and creator of the popular Lodash JavaScript library, sharing the news of a new community project to bring ECMAScript modules to Node. I’m excited to announce the release of @std/esm...

Overview Symlinks, or symbolic links, are “virtual” files or folders which reference a physical file or folder located elsewhere, and are an important feature built in to many operating systems, including Linux and Windows. The Windows’ NTFS file system has supported symlinks since Windows...

Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview includes updates to Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), and Windows PowerShell ISE. It also includes Package Management and Network Switch cmdlets. Link Removed

The previous video showed Visual Studio Code with a NodeJS project. In this video we take a look at working with an ASP.NET 5 project in Visual Studio Code. Link Removed - Task runners (building ASP.NET 5 projects) Link Removed - Launching an ASP.NET application Link Removed - Adding a...

This post was written by Josh Rennert, Program Manager, Web Apps & Frameworks team We received great feedback and insight from our WinJS 4.0-Preview, released earlier this year. Now, the time has finally arrived. With the imminent release of Windows 10, we are proud to announce WinJS 4.0. You...

I am not a regular Linux user, but I was, some time ago, tempted to try Linux mint. One feature which really impressed me, was the package which allowed you to make multi installations of software, by selecting from a list. Looks like this is coming to Windows 10...

In this devnugget, Andrew demonstrates some of the new features in WebMatrix Beta 3, including rendering unencoded output with Html.Raw, new Package Management support, new publishing features, and a new options dialog. You can keep track of what's happening with the DEvHammer on his blog, or...

This week, Link Removedfrom the ASP.NET team and Link Removedtalk about WebMatrix Beta 2 and take a look at some of the new things—the Theming helper and Facebook Social Plugins helpers—that make it easy to add functionality to your websites. Additionally, we take a look at the Package Manager...