Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Even though we can download apps from other sources, that is not advisable as it can lead to security risks. However, in the case of computers, there are numerous ways of getting programs, and today I will talk about a few of the handiest ways to download and install programs on your Windows computer. I will be emphasizing more on Windows 10, as it is the most modern operating system, and is used by most users, as the support for Windows 7 has ended at the beginning of this year.
Besides talking about the different ways of downloading and installing programs on a windows computer, I will also talk about the basic pros and cons of all the different ways of installing programs on a Windows computer.
Before Windows 8, 8. We only had the option to download programs or the installers from the internet, get them from our friends and family members, or install them from optical drives or USB storage. While it seems to be straightforward but a number of risks are involved in this process which I will be discussing. You can find a number of websites even nowadays such as Filehippo, Sourceforge, Softpedia, and more; where you can download several programs from multiple developers.
However there are many other websites online if you download the installers from that software portals, they come packed with additional software, which is crapware in most cases, and that eventually makes your computer slower, or make it vulnerable to numerous threats.
If you have an internet connection with limited bandwidth, and you do not want the update the program if you are doing some important work, you have to manually stop the program from getting updated. Most programs come with automatic updates turned on and you manually need to find out automatic update settings to disable it. So this might not be a big problem but can be an annoyance for most users.
Even nowadays, downloading programs from the internet from several websites is a common practice as there are numerous programs, including some highly acclaimed ones that need to be downloaded only from the internet. Downloading a program from the official website or from the internet manually is one of the easiest ways, and is still one of the most popular ways to download programs from the internet, and this method is not going to be obsolete anytime soon.
Since Windows 8 , Microsoft started offering in new way download apps from the Microsoft store just like we all download apps from the Google Play Store and App Store. When it was first introduced in Windows 8, the Windows Marketplace, later rebranded to Microsoft Store, was not that matured as the selection of apps was quite limited, however, talking about Windows 10, you can find a number of useful apps ranging from productivity and utility apps to games and developer tools, and everything else that you can think of.
You will be prompted to install the software in a dialog box. Follow the instructions carefully. You will be able to install the software. Store can be found by clicking on the Start button. The app can be opened by clicking on it. You can now search for the app you wish to download and install on your PC after you have finished. You will now need to click the Get button after you have clicked the app from the list.
The Start menu can be accessed by selecting the Windows button. You will be able to choose all apps from the list. Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve?
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