The Redmond giant has released a new update that brings the Microsoft Store up to version 22403, and while it doesn’t include any new features or functionality, it’s important because significantly improves the performance of this, which translates into a better user experience and faster loading. This store allows us to acquire various types of content, including but not limited to games, applications, movies, and Windows licenses.

This update was released earlier this month on the Insider channel and seems to have been fine-tuned since it took a while. less than two weeks before it starts reaching a stable channel.

The team dedicated to maintaining and updating the Microsoft Store has confirmed that with this new update we can expect a Reduce load time on product pages by up to 40%improvements to the loading time of the licensing process so that the “buy” button appears up to 50% faster on average, and improved application launch.

We’ve also optimized the way the app manages permissions and licensing, making the “Buy” button appear about 1.5 times faster. (3/5) pic.twitter.com/9iLOq7X2D1

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To fully understand these improvements, it is necessary to see concrete examples. In the first video, we can see that with the previous version, something as simple as selecting a Palworld game he kept us waiting for 4.79 seconds to the “buy” button, but with a new update at that time will be reduced to 1.95 seconds.

In the following video, we can see that product pages now load an average of 40% faster, from 900 ms to 630 ms and from 1010 ms to 560 ms. In the last video you can see the changes in the application launch and welcome screen.

Most recently, the team has changed the way the app launches and manages the splash screen, resulting in a smoother launch. (4/5) https://t.co/BByoWVMfqg pic.twitter.com/AuLRGIcOyq

— Rudy Huyn (@RudyHuyn) April 3, 2024

The truth is that these improvements They were necessary for a long time, because the Microsoft Store was running slower than its direct competitors and waiting times to do very basic things were too long. I’ve been testing the store on my Windows 11 PC and can confirm that I got this update and that it really makes a big difference in terms of performance.

Of course, we will not encounter the most popular app store at the moment, but since it is a store integrated into Windows and since it has some very useful free applications, these types of updates are always appreciated. As a curious note, I can confirm that paid apps and content load very quickly, but some free content still has significant lag between which we click and the option “get” appears. I had to wait a few seconds depending on the app, so it’s clear that Microsoft has a pending account here.