You need to start using Windows' overlooked package manager.

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 ...

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 ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. Installing a bunch of applications at once on Windows can be annoying. You need to ...

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.

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

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While Windows comes with plenty of apps out of the box, the real ...

In the Linux world, package managers catalog and install the software available in a given Linux distribution. Until recently, Microsoft Windows software management wasn’t that centralized. There was ...

No more DLL hell. That was just one of Microsoft Corp.’s goals when it introduced the Windows Installer service along with Windows 2000 nearly four years ago. The service, which now runs on Windows XP ...

Windows Package Manager is a utility that lets you install Windows applications from a command prompt, much the way you can with most Linux distributions. Up until recently though, you could only ...