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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The command-line tool, which is also known as Winget, exited beta with its official release back ...

It’s finally happening. Microsoft is giving developers a command line interface to install their favorite tools. That’s right — at Build 2020 today, Microsoft announced Windows Package Manager in ...

Windows Package Manager is now available in version 1.0. The tool makes it easy to install and uninstall apps and packages on Windows 10. Microsoft has tested Windows Package Manager in preview since ...

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.

Microsoft has released the first stable version of the native Winget Windows 10 package manager that helps you manage applications directly from the command line. Just as other package managers ...

A developer who created a software tool that caught Microsoft's attention said the company led him on for months about a job and then built a very similar service. Keivan Beigi, the developer of the ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. In the Linux world, package managers are a staple. No need to ...