Microsoft is testing a Steam-like game adding feature in the Xbox Windows app

The Xbox app on Windows has been going through major transformations for some time now as Microsoft expands the software to ...
Neowin

Microsoft Weekly: Another stock Windows app bites the dust, AMD teases new Xbox, and more

Microsoft kills another stock Windows app, changes to OneDrive plans, new Windows 11 builds, and more in this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap. This week's news recap is here, with Microsoft adding ...
TweakTown

Microsoft makes the Xbox app available on Windows 11 for Arm with 85% of games compatible

TL;DR: Microsoft's Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 PCs, enabling access to over 85% of the Game Pass catalog and supporting upcoming NVIDIA N1X and N1 processors. Microsoft is ...
Windows Central

Microsoft wants to fix app updates on Windows 11 — previews new update orchestrator platform designed make updates invisible

Windows 11 will soon be able to update apps in a more consistent and reliable manner with a new unified update orchestrator platform that developers can opt-in to. When you purchase through links on ...
Windows Central

Microsoft adds new "app updates" page to Windows 11's Settings app for updating certain apps using Windows Update

A new "app updates" page has appeared in the Windows Settings app on Windows 11 in the latest preview builds, providing the ability to update apps using Windows Update. When you purchase through links ...
Digital Trends

Updating and removing your Windows 11 apps is about to get a lot less frustrating

This is important because: These updates mark a clear shift toward a more centralized and user-friendly way to manage and maintain your apps on Windows 11. Why should I care? You’re getting a more ...
Computerworld

The double-sided brilliance of Google’s new native Windows app

Hold on a sec — what year is it, again? In an amusingly delightful déjà vu moment, Google’s announced the launch of a new native desktop app that brings all sorts of on-demand searching prowess right ...
techtimes

Google App Brings Search Feature to Windows PCs, Challenging Microsoft's Feature

A new Google app is here, but this time, the experience heads to Windows PCs to bring an intuitive search feature that allows users to directly type what they are looking for without going to a web ...
TechCrunch

Google rolls out new Windows desktop app with Spotlight-like search tool

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new experimental app for Windows that’s designed to help people find what they need faster. The app will allow people to use an Alt + Space shortcut ...
9to5google

New ‘Google app for Windows’ brings Spotlight-esque local, Drive, web, and Lens search

Outside of Chrome, Drive, and Quick Share, Google rarely makes native desktop apps with everything usually being based in the browser. That’s changing today with a new experimental “Google app for ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October

Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside the European Economic Area (EEA) region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client ...