Microsoft Build 2022 is just around the corner, which means there’s a lot of news coming from Redmond related to the app’s history in Windows 11. Of course, a big component of this app story is the Microsoft Store, which was rebuilt from scratch in the last year throughout the release of Windows 11.
Today, the company announces new Store features for developers and end users, all designed to make it easier for everyone to create, discover, and get apps. ” feature that users will need to locate in the “My Library” domain of the Store app.
The app’s repair feature will connect to your Microsoft account and will be especially useful when switching to a new PC. Once on the desktop, users will need to head to the Microsoft Store and seamlessly install all the apps installed on their old PC with a single click.
Microsoft is also running to make Microsoft Store app directories look better elsewhere in Windows 11. For example, if you search for Spotify in the Windows search bar, Microsoft will provide the first result as a Microsoft Store directory of a third-party website. .
For developers, Microsoft has announced that the ability to ship unpackaged Win32 applications is now available to all developers with a Windows application. You no longer want to sign up first on a waiting list for approval, wonderful news for indie developers.
In addition, Microsoft is announcing several new features designed to help developers update their apps and more who can find them:
There’s also a new advertising platform for developers who need to advertise their app on the Microsoft Store. These classified ads will be placed in the most sensitive search effects in the Microsoft Store, in the same way that the Apple Store and Google Play Store have done. “Sponsored” listings in the most sensible of search effects.
Finally, Microsoft notes that the new Store apps have gotten off to a wonderful start. Since its launch, developers have submitted “thousands” of new programs, adding big hits like Adobe Express, Audacity, OpenOffice, Firefox, and much more. In the first quarter of 2022, the company notes that it saw a large 50% increase in new apps and desktop games submitted to the Store.
Make sure you get all the news from this year’s developer convention on our Build 2022 page!
Zac Bowden is an editor at Windows Central. Exclusive policy in the world of Windows 10 on PCs, tablets, phones, etc. He is also a passionate collector of rare Microsoft device prototypes!Stay in touch on Twitter: @zacbowden.
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