By typing simple, text-based commands into Windows' PowerShell, you can quickly install apps directly from the Microsoft Store—all without the typical ads or clutter.

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

You can now find, install, and update Microsoft Store apps using a command prompt on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. No GUI ...

The Microsoft Command-Line Interface (or Microsoft Store CLI) ditches the familiar graphical user interface for simple text commands.

Use Microsoft Store Command-Line Interface (CLI) on Terminal with commands like store browse-apps, store install, store update, etc to install, update and manage apps.

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

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