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Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates

Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates

Written By Anoop C Nair
Last Updated August 9, 2024
Posted In Windows 11
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Let’s discuss the Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events, Downloads, and Updates. Recently, Microsoft announced the best enhancement for the Microsoft Store. With these new updates, the Microsoft Store gets more changes and improvements.

This new update is version 22407.XXXX.X is currently available to Windows Insiders on the Canary and Dev Channels. The update brings several enhancements and new features that will benefit users. You all know that the Microsoft Store is very important to us.

The Microsoft Store plays a crucial role in the Windows operating system. It provides a wide range of applications and games. This announcement makes significant changes to the MS Store. The August 2024 updates recently brought another level of improvements to the Microsoft Store, making it more attractive and useful.

These new updates are rolling out to Windows insiders, and the major changes are made to the library page, which will give you the best experience. Also, this new enhancement provides a more user-friendly experience, and these new changes are very easy for users to handle. So, in this post, we can look at a small overview of this update.

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What is a Microsoft Store?

MS Store is the best option for users to explore different types of Microsoft products. Microsoft manages The MS Store, which is like a digital shop. Users can buy apps, games, and movies. The store also allows users to purchase free and paid products.

Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates

Above, we discussed about an overview of th recent update rolling out to Windows Insiders. Microsoft releases updates every month to be the best for users. We know the importance of the Microsoft Store. I think these new changes will be very useful for users. Now we can look into the new changes in the Microsoft store in the recent update.

NoNew Changes in the MS Store
1Redesigned look of Libray
2A New Page for Limited Time Events (games)
3New page for Downloads and Updates
4New Design for Microsoft Bage
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Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.1
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.1

1. The Redesigned look of Libray

One of the best improvements made to the Library view is this new enhancement, which brings useful sections for users. This new improvement will allow all the details to show all the products the user owns, not just the installed ones. Also, it provides search bars that are the best option for users to search for product names that they want

  • The screenshot below is from Microsoft Store’s new features
  • Here you can see filters and product categories like Apps, Movies, TV and games
  • It’s now easier for you to find any app or game in your Microsoft account.
  • The best part is you can still use the old view of the library in this new version
  • The above screenshot is the old version (Version 22406.1401.7.0), and you can see that the changes have been made, and the notable change comes with a search bar option.
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.2 Creds to MS
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.2 Creds to MS

2. A New Page for Limited Time Events

The new version of Microsoft Store provides a new page category called limited-time events. This page is in the game section and will be the best enhancement for game lovers. This feature will display in specified app events. Microsoft teams up with the game publishers to highlight the actual events during the trial run;

  • This will improve the level of gaming experiance.
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.3 Creds to MS
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.3 Creds to MS

3. Introduced New page for Downloads and Updates

Let’s look into the next enhancement for updates and downloads. The new version of the Microsoft Store introduces a new page section for updates and downloads. I think users need these improvements. As you all know, we spend much time looking for pending updates. So now, we can access this separate page at the top of the library section.

  • Also, you will get the version note on this new page.
  • You can see that here; get a version note from Microsoft Corporation.
  • This type of information is really very useful for the users.
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.4 Creds to MS
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.4 Creds to MS

4. New Design for Microsoft Bage

The next enhancement is in the Microsoft Badge. These new designs on Microsoft Bage aim to improve users’ interest in downloading apps. These new badges are available now on the Badge Creator page. The old one will now automatically update to the new one.

Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.5 Creds to MS
Microsoft Store Update with New Pages for Limited Time Events and Downloads and Updates-Fig.5 Creds to MS

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for 10 consecutive years! He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is also a Blogger, Speaker, and leader of the Local User Group Community. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.

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Anoop C Nair is Workplace Technology solution architect with 25+ years of experience in global enterprise organizations such as JP Morgan, Capgemini, etc. Microsoft Certified Trainer. Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 11+ years! He also conducts Intune and modern workplace tech training for enterprise organizations. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Founder of HTMD Community and HTMD Conference. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like Intune, Windows, Cloud PC. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security.

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