Best Windows apps this week
Six-hundred-fifty 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 big changes coming to Windows 11 for users in the European Union and European Economic Area. Among them the option to remove Microsoft Store without losing access to app updates, less Edge-nagging, more control over web search in Windows and more.
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.
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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.
- Backup and Sync by Nero for $39.99
- Bluetooth Receiver for $2.89
- MagicPods for $0.99
- Movie Maker - Video Editor by Nero Pro for $40.79
- NoteEase for $3.09
- PDF Reader UWP for $2.67
New or notably improved Windows apps
Stardock released a new version of its commercial, but fairly priced, desktop manager for Windows. Fences enables you to create groups of programs and links on the desktop.
The new version adds tab support to the groups, making it even more flexible than before.
Start Everywhere is an application starter for Windows. It does not replace the Windows Start Menu, but complements it. The highlight feature is the ability to launch it from any location on the screen using mouse, hotkeys or active corners.
The open source encryption software can encrypt your entire Windows system, a single hard drive, or just part of a partition. The latest version includes protection against screen recordings and captures, a jab at Microsoft and its Recall feature in Windows.