564 in the series. Welcome to this week’s roundup of the best apps, games, and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 in the past seven days on Microsoft Store and elsewhere.
Windows 11 version 21H2 (also known as the initial release version of Windows 11) is no longer supported. We recommend upgrading to Windows 11 version 22H2 for continued support.
As always, if we missed any apps or games released this week that you think are particularly cool, let us know in the comments below or send us an email.
This week’s discount
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Some apps are discounted for more than a week. Only new apps and games are listed below. See previous posts in this series for past offers that may still be valid.
New or significantly improved Windows apps
lively weather
Lively Weather is a new open source app from the makers of Lively Wallpaper. This is a native weather application for Windows using DirectX 12.
This app provides weather forecasts for your selected location and uses DirectX to visually display various weather conditions.
key pass 2.55
The new version of Windows Password Manager includes many important improvements. The new version increases the number of iterations of AES-KDF, one of the algorithms used to encrypt passwords and data. If the password database has weak repetition, users will be notified of this. There is a simple option to increase the iterations to better protect your database from brute force attacks.
Other improvements include improved importing of Chrome and 1Password, the ability to compare new entries, and improved process memory protection.
Windows Terminal Canary
If you like cutting edge things and trying new things, Windows Terminal Canary might be for you. Microsoft announced a new version of Windows Terminal this week. Updated nightly to capture all changes first.
New canary versions are installed alongside release and preview versions.