Microsoft Store是Windows中您可以找到适用于Windows 10和Windows 8.1的应用程序的地方。其中许多应用程序旨在通过鼠标和键盘(mouse and keyboard)在触摸屏设备和传统 PC 上运行。Microsoft Store发展了很多，可用的应用程序数量正在缓慢增加。它没有Google的Play Store或 Apple 的App Store那么多的应用程序，但它确实有很多有用的应用程序，构建良好且质量上乘。其中许多应用程序可供任何人免费下载和使用。如果您还没有尝试过Microsoft Store，查看此列表，了解适用于Windows 10(Windows 10)和 Windows 8.1的最佳免费应用程序：
1. 脸书
Facebook 的官方通用应用程序(Facebook's official universal app)看起来和工作都很棒。它提供了您需要从社交网络获得的所有选项，这意味着您可以发布消息、照片、视频、签到地点、查看您的新闻提要(News Feed)等。当然，您也可以点赞(Like)和分享(Share)东西，比如我们的数字公民 Facebook 页面(Digital Citizen Facebook page)。🙂
下载：(Download: )脸书(Facebook)
2.VLC
有很多可用于Windows 的媒体播放器，并且 VLC(Windows and VLC)作为桌面应用程序(desktop app)已经有很长时间了。它也是为数不多的能够播放任何媒体（无论是视频还是音频）而享有盛誉的媒体播放器之一，无论格式多么不寻常。VLC是传统VLC 桌面(VLC desktop)应用程序的通用应用程序版本，效果很好。它还支持字幕，这是基于触摸的媒体播放器中的一项很棒的功能。
下载：(Download: )VLC
3. TeamViewer：远程控制
TeamViewer是世界上最好的远程桌面服务(desktop service)之一。它使您可以通过Internet(Internet)远程连接和控制其他计算机，并提供适用于所有主要操作系统的应用程序。有些人可能会争辩说，微软(Microsoft)自己的远程桌面(remote desktop)工具更好。但是，如果您想要一个简单易用的远程桌面服务(desktop service)，无论您连接的计算机是在Windows、Linux 还是 Mac OS(Linux or Mac OS)上运行，那么TeamViewer都是最佳选择之一。TeamViewer：来自Microsoft Store的远程控制应用(TeamViewer: Remote Control)效果很好，并且针对触摸屏进行了优化。您可以像在台式电脑上一样舒适地在Windows 平板电脑或智能手机上使用它。(Windows tablet or smartphone)
下载：(Download: )TeamViewer：远程控制(TeamViewer: Remote Control)
4. Spotify 音乐
Spotify是一种提供音乐的在线流媒体服务(streaming service)。您可以在几乎任何设备上播放您喜爱的歌曲，包括在您的 Windows 10 PC、笔记本电脑或平板电脑(laptop or tablet)上。该应用程序(The app)可让您播放您喜欢的任何音乐，它可以帮助您使用图表、类别和个性化播放列表找到适合您口味的音乐，而且所有这些都是免费的。
缺点是你必须不时听广告。如果您想避开它们，下载您喜欢的音乐并获得更好的音质(sound quality)，您必须购买订阅。
下载：(Download:) Spotify 音乐(Spotify Music)
5. TuneIn 电台
如果你喜欢听收音机，那么你应该试试TuneIn Radio。该应用程序可让您收听现场广播以及播客。它提供了包含来自世界各地的 100,000 多个AM 和 FM 广播电台(AM & FM radio stations)的列表，其中包括针对您感兴趣的任何事物的广播和分类：音乐、新闻、体育等等。在过去几年我们尝试过的所有广播应用中， (radio apps)TuneIn总是被证明是最好的。
下载：(Download: )TuneIn 电台(TuneIn Radio)
6. OneNote
微软的 OneNote(Microsoft's OneNote)是市场上最好的笔记工具之一。此外，它适用于所有主要计算平台：Windows、Android、Mac和 iOS 设备。它无处不在，它是免费的，而且它提供了一大堆功能。您可以做笔记，包括文本、图像、图表、地图、绘图，并且列表不胜枚举。
下载：(Download: )OneNote
7. 信使
每个人都知道Facebook，许多使用它的人也在使用它的聊天服务(chat service)。该公司开发了一个通用应用程序，让您可以访问聊天，它被称为简单明了(plain and simple)的Messenger。该应用程序具有基于 Web 版本的所有功能，包括群组对话、GIF动画等。如果您安装它，您还会收到桌面通知，如果您依靠Facebook与您的朋友交流，这是很不错的。
下载：(Download:) 信使(Messenger)
8. 网飞
Netflix(Does Netflix)需要任何介绍吗？它是电视节目和电影的最佳在线流媒体服务。尽管您可以随时从网络浏览器(web browser anytime)访问它，但它来自Microsoft Store的(Microsoft Store)官方应用程序(official app)更易于使用，它可以让您以 4K超高清(Ultra HD)以及离线观看您喜爱的电视剧和电影。(TV series and movies)该应用程序运行良好，并且会定期更新。
下载：(Download:) Netflix
9. WhatsApp 桌面版
WhatsApp是全球最常用的智能手机消息应用程序(messaging apps)之一。如果您拥有Android或 iOS 智能手机，您很可能已经在智能手机上使用它。这一切都很好，但如果你在电脑上度过你的工作日，你可能更喜欢访问WhatsApp以使用你的 Windows PC 与你的朋友联系。在这种情况下，您可以选择使用其浏览器版本(browser version)，或者从Microsoft Store下载并安装通用应用程序WhatsApp Desktop。该应用程序提供您在智能手机上获得的所有功能，并支持非常有用的桌面通知。扫描二维码(QR code)使用您的智能手机，您已连接。只要我们使用了这个应用程序，我们就没有偶然发现任何有关互联网连接(internet connection)的问题，也没有在我们的 Windows 10 计算机上崩溃。
下载：(Download: )WhatsApp桌面(WhatsApp Desktop)
转到本文的下一页，发现其他值得在 Windows 10 设备上安装的有用应用。
17 best free Windows 10 apps in the Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store is the place in Windows where you can find apps for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. Many of these apps are designed to work both on touchscreen devices and traditional PC's, with a mouse and keyboard. The Microsoft Store evolved a lot, and the number of apps available in is slowly increasing. It does not have as many apps as Google's Play Store or Apple's App Store, but it does have plenty of useful apps, well built and of good quality. Many of these apps are free for anyone to download and use. If you have not yet tried the Microsoft Store, check this list with the best free apps for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1:
1. Facebook
Facebook's official universal app looks and works great. It offers all the options you need from the social network, meaning that you can post messages, photos, videos, check into places, view your News Feed and so on. Of course, you can also Like and Share things, like our Digital Citizen Facebook page. 🙂
Download: Facebook
2. VLC
There are plenty of media players available for Windows and VLC has been available as a desktop app for a long time. It is also one of those few media players that have built a reputation of being able to play any media, be it video or audio, regardless of how unusual the format is. VLC is the universal app version of the traditional VLC desktop app, and it works great. It also has support for subtitles, which is a great feature to have in a touch-based media player.
Download: VLC
3. TeamViewer: Remote Control
TeamViewer is one of the best remote desktop services in the world. It lets you connect and control remotely other computers over the Internet, and it offers apps for all the major operating systems. Some may argue that Microsoft's own remote desktop tools are better. However, if you want a simple to use remote desktop service that works, no matter whether the computer you connect to runs on Windows, Linux or Mac OS, then TeamViewer is one of the best alternatives. The TeamViewer: Remote Control app from the Microsoft Store works great and is optimized for touch screens. You can use it just as comfortable on a Windows tablet or smartphone as you would on a desktop PC.
Download: TeamViewer: Remote Control
4. Spotify Music
Spotify is an online streaming service that delivers music. You can play your favorite songs on almost any device, including on your Windows 10 PC, laptop or tablet. The app lets you play any music you like, it helps you find music for your tastes using charts, categories, and personalized playlists, and it does all that for free.
The downside is that you must listen to advertisements from time to time. If you want to avoid them, download your favorite music and also get better sound quality, you must buy a subscription.
Download: Spotify Music
5. TuneIn Radio
If you like listening to the radio, then you should try TuneIn Radio. The app lets you listen to live radio, as well as podcasts. It offers lists with over 100,000 AM & FM radio stations from all around the world, and it includes radios focused and categorized on anything that you are interested in: music, news, sports, and so on. From all the radio apps that we have tried over the last few years, TuneIn always proved to be the best.
Download: TuneIn Radio
6. OneNote
Microsoft's OneNote is one of the best note-taking tools on the market. Also, it is available on all major computing platforms: Windows, Android, Mac and iOS devices. It is everywhere, it is free, and it offers a whole bunch of features. You can take notes that include text, images, charts, maps, drawings, and the list goes on and on.
Download: OneNote
7. Messenger
Everybody knows Facebook, and many of the people using it are also using its chat service. The company developed a universal app that gives you access to the chat, which is called, plain and simple, Messenger. The app has all the features from the web-based version, including group conversations, GIF animations, and others. If you install it, you also get desktop notifications, which are nice to have if you rely on Facebook to communicate with your friends.
Download: Messenger
8. Netflix
Does Netflix need any introduction? It is the best online streaming service for TV shows and movies. Although you can access it from a web browser anytime you want, its official app from the Microsoft Store is easier to use, and it lets you watch your favorite TV series and movies in 4K Ultra HD, as well as offline. The app works well, and it is regularly updated.
Download: Netflix
9. WhatsApp Desktop
WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging apps for smartphones, worldwide. If you own an Android or an iOS smartphone, you are likely to use it on your smartphone already. That is all fine and dandy, but if you spend your workday on a computer, you might prefer to access WhatsApp to connect with your friends using your Windows PC. In that case, you either have the alternative to use its browser version, or download and install the universal app WhatsApp Desktop from the Microsoft Store. The app offers all the features you get on the smartphone, and supports desktop notifications which are quite useful. Scan the QR code using your smartphone and you are connected. For as long as we have used this app, we have not stumbled upon any issues regarding the internet connection, nor did it crash on our Windows 10 computers.
Download: WhatsApp Desktop
Go to the next page of this article, to discover other useful apps that worth installing on your Windows 10 devices.
