You can finally use Windows 11's Microsoft Store on your web browser

Date:
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:01:10 +0000

Description:
Microsoft has quietly rolled out its improved Store for the web, allowing you to find apps when youre away from your PC.

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If you find yourself unable to access your PC, but want to look up an app
from the redesigned Microsoft Store in Windows 11 , a new web version can
help solve this dilemma.

While you could previously access the Microsoft Store on the web, this new version has a new look and categories that mirror Windows 11s version, which should make it easier to browse apps and download web extensions.

It features the same design that other apps in Windows 11 have seen, such as Paint and Windows Media Player , and having a familiar-looking Microsoft
Store on the web makes it much easier to look for apps when you cant reach your laptop or PC.

This also highlights the overdue need for Apple to do the same for remotely accessing the App Store via a web browser, which is an area that Apple struggles to compete with compared to Microsoft and Google. Analysis: Another good move from Microsoft - now its Apples turn

Going through the Microsoft Store on a MacBook via Safari is a simple affair
- you can search and browse the categories that are on a sidebar to the left, and when you select an app, you can view its description, user reviews, and even see some screenshots.

Its another effort from Microsoft that deserves praise, especially due to how a previous version of the Microsoft Store was riddled with spam apps and a search bar that couldnt actually search.

While it would be welcome to be able to remotely download apps from this web version (as Google allows with the Google Play Store), its a good start regardless, and also shows how Apple could take some pointers from Microsoft for its own App Store. (Image credit: Apple)

Take this TikTok app page on the App Store for example. While it mimics the App Store when you browse it on an iPhone or iPad, theres no way of going to the homepage of the Store, or seeing the charts of whats been bought and downloaded for free.

You could go to this Categories page , but its been abandoned for so long
that it still says iTunes at the top of the page. Considering that Apple
hasnt used the iTunes name since 2019 with the debut of the Music app in
macOS Big Sur , its definitely time for the page to see an update.

Being able to freely browse the App Store on a web browser could be appealing to many, especially if you can queue up a download to send to your Mac or iPhone .

But perhaps as a start, Apple should at least make it so that you can browse the App Store remotely using a web browser, and offer a similar experience to what users would have when using their Apple device. How to download and install Windows 11

Via WindowsLatest



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