Best Windows apps this week
Six-hundred-forty-four 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.
Microsoft announced the deprecation and removal of the Maps app by July 2025 from the Microsoft Store. The app won't be uninstalled on user machines, but it won't receive updates anymore and can't be installed again if it is removed by the user after July 2025.
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.
- Advanced File & Folder Search for $3.74
- Chemical Structure Viewer for $0.99
- MagicPods for $0.99
- PowerDirector 2025 for $90.99
- Torrex Pro - Torrent Downloader for $4.99
- TP Clock for $3.74
New or notably improved Windows apps
The specialized open source application for driver management on Windows allows users to list, add, or delete drivers from Windows machines. The latest releases added options to add multiple drivers in one operation, a search box to filter drivers, and improved driver list exporting.
The latest update for the free PDF document reader integrated AI-powered tools and new smart tools among other things.
The core AI feature is called AI Assistant, which is powered by ChatGPT. It enables users to chat with the AI, gain insights on open documents, and create content based on a document.
The PDF reader's smart tools received new voice options and a new tool to create bookmarks automatically based on a document's structure.
NVCleanstall is a free application for Windows to customize the Nvidia GeForce Driver package before installing the driver. In other words, it can be used to remove unneeded components so that they are not installed during driver installation.