Microsoft makes it easier to install Windows store apps from the web

A user types on the Surface Pro 8 from behind. The screen displays the Windows 11 Start menu on a white and blue background.
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Microsoft is starting to improve the experience of downloading Windows store apps from the web. The software giant has built what it calls an “undocked version of the [Microsoft] Store” that works like a typical executable to install apps from the Microsoft Store. It should cut down on the complexity involved in finding Windows store apps on the web and installing them.

Instead of launching the Microsoft Store and a mini window, now when you download apps from the web version of the Microsoft Store it will download a standalone installer instead. This means you don’t have to click install on the web, then allow Chrome or Edge to open the Microsoft Store, and finally hit install to actually install the app. A lightweight installer will be...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24136942/microsoft-store-installers-web-download-windows

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