Microsoft Windows Store Has A Classic App Management Problem, Which Is Not A Secret. In Fact, The Famous "application Gap" Is One Of The Reasons For The Decline Of Windows Phone. Back In The Era Of Windows 10 Mobile, Many Developers Ignored Their Code In The Windows Store And Focused On Popular Mobile Stores Such As Play Store Or Apple Store.
To Hide Embarrassment, Microsoft Uses [windows] In All( Https://microsoft.pvxt.net/x9Vg1 ) The "last Update" Date Was Removed From The Microsoft Store On Your Device. As A Result, It Is Almost Impossible For The Outside World To Know When The Latest Version Of A Specific Application Will Be Released In The Microsoft Store.
Microsoft Made This Change Without Recognition On Any Public Platform. It Is Widely Believed That The Technology Giant Wants To Cover Up The Fact That Many Applications In The App Store Have Been Updated A Long Time Ago. Of Course, These Theories Are Reasonable, Especially Considering That The Applications On Windows Store Are More Or Less Outdated Compared With Android.
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Needless To Say, This Practice Violated Microsoft's Own Transparency Policy, And The Company Finally Took Measures To Restore The Display Of "last Update Date".
As We Recently Reported, Microsoft Has Begun To Promote Its New Online Store To Users Of Windows 10 And Windows 11.
Today, Microsoft Released Another Server-side Change, Restoring The "last Update" Part, Which Finally Reveals The Update Time Of The Application. While This May Not Be A Useful Change For Many Users, It Is Still An Important And Necessary "transparent" Feature For Some. This Can Also Encourage Developers Interested In The Store To Keep Their Applications Fresh. It Will Also Help Users Determine Whether An Application Is Well Maintained By The Developer Before Buying.
At The Same Time, Microsoft's Online Store Has Brought A New Look, Which Is Consistent With The Style Of Windows 11. This New Online Store Matches The Native App Store Of Windows 11. It Also Comes With A New Category To Make It Easier To Browse Apps And Games.
Users Can Find All Familiar Applications In The Store, Such As Notepad And office。 In Addition, Microsoft's Updated Web App Store Also Indexes Desktop Win32 Applications. You Can Click The "Install" Button To Install The Application Immediately Through A New Store Pop-up Window.