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Darren Allan

Windows 11 now forcibly updates apps from the Microsoft Store – and not everyone is happy

Back view of a man using a laptop with Windows 11's Microsoft Store app open.
  • The Microsoft Store now automatically updates apps on Windows 11
  • This move was made without any announcement from Microsoft
  • It may have been rolling out for some time, and it's designed to keep Windows 11 PCs more secure

Windows 11 users will now find that updates for software from the Microsoft Store are now compulsory, and that they can only delay them for a short period of time before they're applied automatically.

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