Best Windows apps this week
Five-hundred-and-ten in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
The Windows 11 2022 Update has been out of a while and Microsoft confirmed several issues plaguing some users already. One of the issues affected gaming performance on Nvidia-powered systems. Nvidia released an updated driver that addresses these performance issues.
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.
- Boom 3D, for $14.99
- Mind Maps Pro, for $9.99
- My Session - File and Web Browser, for $4.99
- Stylophone, for $2.49
- X Torrent, for $1.69
New Windows apps
ESET Internet Security / ESET Smart Security Premium
Security company ESET published two of its security products for Windows on the Microsoft Store this week.
Both products require a subscription and aim at Home devices. The products are available for Windows, Mac and Android, and protect devices against malware, ransomware, and phishing, and protect the network and smart devices.
ESET Smart Security Premium includes data encryption, password management and liveguard protection against new threats.
Stardock released a public beta version of its Windows personalization and customization software WindowsBlinds 11 this week.
The new release supports Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system fully and includes support for new features such as automatic dark mode, support for taskbar widgets and File Explorer tabs, and more.
Notable updates
MSEdgeRedirect 0.7.0.2: the Microsoft Edge redirection tool update comes with important fixes.
Notepad++ 8.4.6: The update for the popular text editor fixes a security issue and an option to set the colors of tabs.
SpeculationControl 1.0.17: the PowerShell script by Microsoft detects if protections against Spectre and Meltdown are installed on the system.