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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Dec 20 2023 12:15:05

Microsoft Store update brings a useful way to more easily find Windows 11 
apps and games youll enjoy

Date:
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:06:08 +0000

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Microsoft has been working hard on the store this year, and this is another 
handy change.

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 Windows 11 users are getting a rejig for the Microsoft Store to make it 
easier to find apps or games that might be relevant or interesting. 

As posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Rudy Huyn, Principal Architect for the 
Microsoft Store, theres a holiday update inbound for testers. Exciting 
Holiday Update: The #MicrosoftStore now prioritizes discovering new 
applications and games by deprioritizing those you already installed on your 
device. This feature in beta version is currently available to #Windows 
#Insiders. pic.twitter.com/WR8Kzqr3G1 December 18, 2023 See more 

This means that the store will no longer show apps and games installed on 
your device  or at least, it wont show nearly as many  and will instead favor 
new apps and games that you might enjoy based on your past download history. 

Hopefully, this adjustment wont take long to arrive with a broader rollout to 
Windows 11 users who arent testers. 

Note that the Microsoft Store did already show apps you might want to grab, 
its just that the balance has shifted more towards displaying these, rather 
than installed software. Analysis: Another (small) step forward 

This is another useful move for the Microsoft Store, as its not much help to 
show the user what theyve already got installed on their PC. While were not 
keen on Microsofts suggestions throughout Windows , in the case of an app 
store, recommendations can be more useful to glance at than a list of what 
you already know about. 

That said, this change alone is obviously not going to do much in terms of 
persuading folks to use the Microsoft Store if they dont bother with it. The 
move is hardly a major selling point in itself. 

Still, Microsoft has been doing a lot of work on the store of late, and those 
improvements are building momentum. The store now loads up way faster , and 
weve seen meatier chunks of work, too. Most notably the introduction of AI 
(its getting everywhere) in the form of a dedicated hub for AI software  and 
also AI-generated review summaries. 

The latter could be pretty handy indeed, as wading through a bunch of reviews 
isnt much fun, so its a useful task where AI can do the proverbial grunt 
work. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-store-update-brings-a-us
eful-way-to-more-easily-find-windows-11-apps-and-games-youll-enjoy


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