Windows 8 has two very different types of
installers. One installer is associated with the tile-based interface,
and the other is associated with the Desktop.
When you install a program on your Desktop,
you use the Windows Installer. The exact details for an installation
vary from program to program, but usually the installation starts when
you double-click the Setup.exe (executable) file. That file sometimes takes the program name.
You remove a legacy program using the Programs and Features control panel.
To install a program in the tile-based interface
1. Tap or click the Store tile.
2. Find the program you want to install, and tap or click its tile.
3. On the app’s description screen , click the Install button.
Installing an app in the tile-based interface from the Windows Store
The app will be silently installed and its tile added to your Start screen.
To install a program from the web
1. Go to the web page, and click the Download button for the program.
2. A dialog box above the Apps bar will prompt you to run, save, or cancel the operation.
Installing a program from a download in the tile-based interface version of Internet Explorer
3. Click the Save button to download the file to your Download folder or to a folder you specify.
4. Open the folder with the installer. Then double-tap or double-click the installer program to start the installation.
or
Click the Run button.
The installation proceeds.
To install from media
1. Insert the disk; Windows posts a notification box allowing you to choose what action to take.
The disk insertion notice
2. Tap or click the notice, and then click the Run option .
The installer options
To remove a tile-based app
1. Tap and hold, or right-click, the app tile on the Start screen to select that app.
2. Tap or click the Uninstall button on the Apps bar, then tap or click the Uninstall button .
The tile-based interface Uninstall button
The tile-based interface silently removes the app from your system.
To remove a legacy program using the Programs and Features control panel
1. In the tile-based interface, right-click the program tile to select it, and then click the Uninstall button on the Apps bar .
Apps bar Uninstall button
or
On the Desktop, right-click the lower-left corner, and select Control Panel from the menu. Then click the Uninstall a program link in the Programs section of the control panel .
The Uninstall a program link to the Programs and Features control panel
2. Find the program you want to delete, and click or tap to select it.
3. Click or tap the Uninstall button to launch the program’s installer program .
Use the Programs and Features control panel to uninstall legacy programs
4. Click or tap the Uninstall button to remove the program, and follow the program’s instructions.
Tip
If you apply an update to a program that
causes problems, you can use the Programs and Features control panel to
remove it after the fact. Click the View installed updates link , select the update, and click the Uninstall button.
