Chapter 6

Installing and configuring modern apps and desktop apps

What’s in a modern app

Browsing Microsoft Store

Uninstalling an app

Resetting a modern app

Managing permissions and other settings

Managing line-of-business apps

Apps included with Windows 10

Installing, running, and managing desktop applications

Managing programs and processes with Task Manager

Managing startup programs

Setting default programs and file-type associations

Turning Windows features on or off

Setting AutoPlay options

As the title of this chapter suggests, the programs you can run on Microsoft Windows 10 fall into two broad categories. One category consists of so-called desktop applications. These are the programs you might have and could have run under Windows ...

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