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 ...

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.

When installing, if you receive Windows Installer Error Code 2755, this post will help you fix it. Error Code 2755 usually means that Windows cannot open the files or ...

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

The popular Windows package manager WingetUI was recently renamed. The dev explained why that happened. Along with the name change, the app has also undergone a redesign for the UI and package engine.

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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 ...

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 ...