Best Windows 10 apps this week
Three-hundred-and-forty-six in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store in the past seven days.
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 20H1 build this week that includes traces of a new cloud download feature. The feature adds an option to the PC reset troubleshooting process to download operating system files from Microsoft servers during resets. Windows 10 currently uses the Windows installation for that.
As always, if I've missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email.
Discounts this week
The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure you check out the Store for all offers.
Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Only new apps and games are listed below. Check out the previous post in the series for past offers that may still be valid.
- Diarium, diary and journal app, for $5.99
- Enchanted Kingdom: A Stranger's Venom, adventure game, for $4.99
- Floaties, a game for kids, for $1.04
- Metro Commander Pro, file explorer alternative, for $2.99
- Penbook, digital notebook app, for $9.99
- Scrble Ink, freehand writing app, for $6.99
New Windows apps and games
Bingo Fever - Play Bingo with Friends
Bingo Fever is a free online Bingo game to play Bingo with players from all around the world.
It features more than 30 different rooms, Bingo tours, challenges and achievements, and more. The app is free to play but it features in-app purchases.
Files UWP is a file explorer application for Windows 10. The developer published the first version of the app on GitHub about a year ago but uploaded the first Microsoft Store version only recently.
The application is available as a preview only. Some features may not be available yet and there may be bugs. Tests showed, however, that it is fairly stable and quite functional already.
The application looks great, supports dark mode, tabs, quick access to locations, drives and favorites, and a lot more. It looks pretty much like an updated version of File Explorer that supports features -- tabs being a major one -- that Microsoft wanted to integrate but never managed to.
If you are looking for a file explorer alternative, this is the one to check out or keep an eye on.
New Themes
Bing US National Parks, 10 desktop wallpapers featuring US national parks scenery.
Musical Arrangements, featuring 12 wallpapers.
Notable updates
Mail and Calendar update introduces new functionality, e.g. switching to People from Mail and Calendar, or download and save all attachments at once.
Windows Calculator will soon feature a compact mode and support for always on-top functionality.