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> i should be included in windows, and not having to install from the store, like wtf did they smoke? It is included in Windows 11

smhenderson 5y ago
Then it should be easy enough for them to install it to Windows 10 on the next Feature Update. If they can stick a News toolbar on my taskbar with an update than surely something as important and useful as this can be added as well.
- nightski 5y ago
  It is available on Windows 10 and takes less than a minute to install. The next feature update is Windows 11. I don't believe you should expect new features in 10 anymore, that wouldn't make much sense.
  - WorldMaker 5y ago
    There is still a 21H2 update for Windows 10. (It's a strange confusion that seems like it should have been avoidable that 10 and 11 will both have [different] 21H2 versions.) Also, winget is slowly getting installed automatically on Windows 10 (all the way back to the Anniversary Update if machines are still running 1607 for some reason but also still getting Microsoft/Windows Store updates, to my understanding).
  - smhenderson 5y ago
    It is available on Windows 10 and takes less than a minute to install. Fair enough and your point about feature updates for 10 ending makes sense. My point is that I shouldn't have to use the store for a feature like this. I avoid the store completely and have never installed anything from it. I don't think useful system features like this should be part of the store at all.
    - tmottabr 5y ago
      you might not have installed anything from it but win10 comes with a bunch of store stuff bundled and store stuff auto-update (eventually). So you might even already have this. in fact.. even if you don't use store for anything else i advise you to open it and make sure everything is updated (no login or accounts needed). There are some windows components with critical bugs that are updated trough the store like HEIF codecs.
- fabioborellini 5y ago
  Is Windows 10 about to receive any requires updates?
WorldMaker 5y ago
And any Windows 10 now with an up-to-date "App Installer" package installed, which I believe is slowly updating all the way back to the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607). (This is the same package that provides the Installer GUI for double-clicking MSIX packages and has always been Store deployed rather than "in box" in Windows 10.) On many Windows 10 machines without intentional store blocks just typing "winget" works now.

smhenderson 5y ago

Then it should be easy enough for them to install it to Windows 10 on the next Feature Update. If they can stick a News toolbar on my taskbar with an update than surely something as important and useful as this can be added as well.

nightski 5y ago
It is available on Windows 10 and takes less than a minute to install. The next feature update is Windows 11. I don't believe you should expect new features in 10 anymore, that wouldn't make much sense.
- WorldMaker 5y ago
  There is still a 21H2 update for Windows 10. (It's a strange confusion that seems like it should have been avoidable that 10 and 11 will both have [different] 21H2 versions.) Also, winget is slowly getting installed automatically on Windows 10 (all the way back to the Anniversary Update if machines are still running 1607 for some reason but also still getting Microsoft/Windows Store updates, to my understanding).
- smhenderson 5y ago
  It is available on Windows 10 and takes less than a minute to install. Fair enough and your point about feature updates for 10 ending makes sense. My point is that I shouldn't have to use the store for a feature like this. I avoid the store completely and have never installed anything from it. I don't think useful system features like this should be part of the store at all.
  - tmottabr 5y ago
    you might not have installed anything from it but win10 comes with a bunch of store stuff bundled and store stuff auto-update (eventually). So you might even already have this. in fact.. even if you don't use store for anything else i advise you to open it and make sure everything is updated (no login or accounts needed). There are some windows components with critical bugs that are updated trough the store like HEIF codecs.
fabioborellini 5y ago
Is Windows 10 about to receive any requires updates?

WorldMaker 5y ago

And any Windows 10 now with an up-to-date "App Installer" package installed, which I believe is slowly updating all the way back to the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607). (This is the same package that provides the Installer GUI for double-clicking MSIX packages and has always been Store deployed rather than "in box" in Windows 10.) On many Windows 10 machines without intentional store blocks just typing "winget" works now.