Picture the ultimate replacement for the Windows Store app. Let’s imagine it allows for installing nearly any Windows application; no clicking through software installation wizards; automatically ...

Whether you're unboxing a new Windows 11 PC or reinstalling Windows 10 on your old laptop, I have some advice on how to streamline the process and get the best (free!) apps installed ASAP. I wanted to ...

Microsoft has finally revealed a long requested feature; a Windows package manager called Winget that allows you to easily install applications from the command line. Commonly used in Linux to install ...

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

Have you ever wondered how easy it would be if every time you upgraded to a new operating system, changed your computer, or reinstalled the old operating system, you could type a command, and all the ...

If you’re really, really sick of the Microsoft Store, Microsoft now offers a return to the glorious days of the command line interface. Meet App Installer, Microsoft’s new package manager for Windows.

Nothing says sexy like I use a package manager to install apps instead of double-clicking boring executables. It just rolls off the tongue. But there is something fun about installing and updating ...

At its Build 2020 conference, which had to be held as an online-only event this time around due to the coronavirus outbreak, Microsoft had a bunch of announcements to make, some of which include new ...

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The Emotet malware is now distributed through malicious Windows App Installer packages that pretend to be Adobe PDF software. Emotet is a notorious malware infection that spreads through phishing ...