- There are a few ways to install new applications
on your computer.
I recommend you start with the Microsoft Store
to see if you can find what you need there.
The Microsoft Store is an actual app
that comes with Windows,
so you could launch it from the start menu.
Looking at the sections over here on the left,
you can find games, and movies, and TV shows,
but we're going to focus on apps.
Some apps are free, and some cost money.
Either way before you can buy or download an app,
you will need to be signed in
with a Microsoft online account.
You can click this account button up here at the top.
And in my case, it shows that I am already signed in.
If you sign into your computer
using your Microsoft online account,
it will automatically sign you in here.
If not, you'll need to create a new account
or sign into your account from here.
If you are going to buy apps that cost money,
you should go here and check your payment options.
You will need to add a credit card or a gift card
to your account in order to buy things.
Okay, so with that in mind, let's find some apps.
You could just scroll through here,
and browse around,
and see if anything looks interesting.
Down at the bottom you have these pre-made collections.
You can click see all to browse through the collections,
or if you're looking for something specific,
you can use this search field up at the top.
I'm going to search for Zoom.
One big change in Windows 11
is that the store now includes more apps.
In the past, the store only supported apps
that were specifically designed for it.
These were known as universal Windows apps,
but now it's been redesigned
so that developers can add other apps,
that were previously incompatible with the Microsoft Store.
And Zoom is an example of that.
A very popular application
that is now included in the store.
And this also means that more of your favorite apps
might appear in the store in the future.
We can go back up to the search field at the top,
and we could clear what's there,
and we could search for something else.
Evernote is a popular note taking application.
But once you find an app,
you can click on it to see more information,
and you're looking for a button like this.
It may say install, or it might say free,
if it's a free app.
If it costs money that button will have a price on it,
and of course that's where you will need
a payment method set up first.
Or if you've already purchased an app
on another computer that was signed into the same account,
you can install it again on up to 10 computers.
So let's install this.
I'll just click that button,
and you'll see it will take some time
to download and install,
and that really depends on which app you choose.
Now that it's finished, I could open it from here,
or I could go to the start menu,
to the list of all apps,
and I can find it and I can launch it there
and use it whenever I want.
Now the last thing we should look at is updates.
The developers who make apps, often make improvements,
bug fixes, or add new features.
You can update your apps to get those changes.
So back here in the Microsoft Store
you can click the library button on the left,
and you can browse through apps
that you've already purchased,
and app updates will be here as well.
You can click the get updates button
to check for new updates,
and if updates are available,
you can download them individually,
and there will also be an update all button
if you want to update everything at once.
The Windows Store is not the only way
to install new software in Windows,
but it is very easy to use.
So if you can find the application that you need
in the Windows Store, it's probably the best way to go.