One of the many benefits touted in the long list of reasons Windows Installer is so great is that the setup (MSI) files are actually structured databases. In addition to providing a universal schema ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Installing a bunch of applications at once on Windows can be annoying. You need to find the installer packages, download them, then run them all, one after another ...