Command-line install of popular dev tools. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows Package Manager streamlines installation of ...

Windows 11 developers are getting a productivity enhancement today from Microsoft Corp. with a new feature announced at Microsoft Build 2023 called Dev Home: an open-source dashboard with a set of ...

Windows developers have long looked at Linux’s surfeit of package managers with envy. Having a simple command line tool like apt or rpm that would install an application and all its prerequisites ...

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 ...

Microsoft has released the open-source Windows Package Manager for developers and general users to install applications on Windows 10. The Windows Package Manager service and the winget.exe ...

Functionally, it acts like an app store for power users and developers, but without the graphical interface. You simply type ...

While mostly a developer event, Build has long been where Microsoft puts a spotlight on consumer-centric updates to Windows. This year, the company is taking a different approach: It is highlighting ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft surprised Windows users with a new package manager yesterday. It’s a ...

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 ...

To install this app, you need a developer license or a sideloading-enabled system. Debugging: You may get this error if the package doesn’t meet one of 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.