Microsoft is adding a last-minute feature to its
Windows 10 Creators Update that is designed to block desktop apps from
installing. MSPoweruser reports
that the latest Windows Insider preview build of Windows 10 includes
options to only allow apps from the Windows Store, but the feature
appears to be set as allowing apps from anywhere to install by default.
It could be a useful feature to enable on a family PC to prevent rogue
desktop apps from being installed.
It’s a similar security feature to what Apple introduced
with macOS to prevent unsigned and non-store apps from being installed.
Microsoft’s approach appears to be opt-in during the test phases of this
particular Windows 10 update, but it’s already drawn criticism from Tim
Sweeney, Epic Games co-founder. Sweeney has attacked Microsoft on several occasions for its Windows Store approach to gaming, and described the latest changes as “anti-competitive” and “anti-user” in a Twitter rant.
Microsoft is also currently testing a new “Windows 10 Cloud”
version of its operating system that will block classic desktop apps
from being installed. The software maker hasn’t officially unveiled
Windows 10 Cloud yet, but screenshots recently leaked showing that it
looks identical to the regular version of Windows 10.
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