The Windows app store has taken many forms over the years, first launching with Windows 8 in 2012 as the "Windows Store," a marketplace for "modern" apps that never fully materialized. The store was ...

The Microsoft Store on the web now lets you create a multi-app install package on Windows 11 that installs multiple applications from a single installer. This means you can now install multiple apps ...

November 12, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft now has an official Ninite alternative, though it isn't quite the same. Like Ninite, "App Pack" lets ...

Microsoft has quietly begun to challenge Ninite with an interesting addition to the Microsoft Store: multi-app installations that are as simple as a few clicks. Interestingly, the new option doesn’t ...

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The Microsoft Store for Windows was initially launched over 13 years ago, when Microsoft launched the infamous Windows 8 with its controversial full-screen Start menu, the new Settings app, and more.