Google is pushing its applications onto new Windows PCs

Google's new Essentials app comes pre-installed on new HP laptops and will be available for other Windows PCs later. Google is developing a new desktop app called Essentials that bundles together some Google services like Messages and Photos and includes links to download many others. 

The app will be included with many new Windows laptops, the first coming from HP. The Essentials app lets you "discover and install many of our best Google services," according to Google's announcement, and lets you browse Google Photos as well as send and receive Google Messages in the app. A full list of apps has yet to be announced, but Google's advertising art shows icons including Google Sheets, Google Drive, Nearby Share, and Google One (a two-month free trial is offered through Essentials for new subscribers).

HP will start including Google Essentials across its computer brands, like Envy, Pavilion, Omen, and more. Google says you’re “in control of your experience” and can uninstall any part of Essentials or the whole thing. It's not yet clear whether you'll be able to download the app for your current PC if you're in the process of Google-ifying your Windows experience.

Essentials also includes the Google Play Games app that lets you download popular Android games like Clash of Clans to your computer. You can access Google Play Games through the Essentials app (or even the HP Omen Gaming Hub app), play games, and continue your progress on your Android device with compatible games.