Microsoft simplifies downloading Windows apps from the Web

<p>Microsoft is just improving the experience of downloading Windows apps from the web&period; The company has created an &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;undocked version of the Microsoft Store” that acts like a typical installer for apps from the Microsoft Store&period; This new method should simplify finding and installing Windows apps from the web&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-5340" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wincert&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;04&sol;shop-2607121&lowbar;640&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"427" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now&comma; when you download apps from the web version of the Microsoft Store&comma; a standalone installer will be downloaded&period; This means you don&&num;8217&semi;t have to open the Microsoft Store separately to install the app&period; Instead&comma; you can launch the &&num;8220&semi;lightweight&&num;8221&semi; installer and install the app directly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Microsoft Store developer Rudy Huyn says this reduces the installation process to two clicks&comma; but in reality&comma; it might take three clicks&colon; one to download&comma; one to open the installer&comma; and one to install the app&period; This new method removes the need to approve the Microsoft Store being opened through Chrome or Edge&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"500" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">We&&num;39&semi;ve just launched Microsoft Store installers for web &&num;8211&semi; A new and streamlined way to install Store apps directly from <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;Z8vwRiY9ab">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;Z8vwRiY9ab<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>📉Feedback indicated that the install flow involved too many clicks&period; Previously&comma; installation required&colon;<br &sol;>&&num;8211&semi; Clicking &&num;39&semi;install&&num;39&semi; on our… <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;zxig2TYJR4">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;zxig2TYJR4<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Rudy Huyn &lpar;&commat;RudyHuyn&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;RudyHuyn&sol;status&sol;1781839212935069856&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">April 21&comma; 2024<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; not all apps currently support this new installer&period; For example&comma; you can download apps like GroupMe and Snapchat&comma; but if you for instance try to download Discord it will still open the Microsoft Store&period; The installers also don’t include the full app&semi; instead&comma; the app is downloaded during installation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Microsoft has tested this method over the past several months and found a 12&percnt; increase in installations and a 54&percnt; increase in apps launched after installation&period; This is good news for developers&comma; so Microsoft plans to expand this experiment to more products and markets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;