If we look at the history, we see that Microsoft has made a mistake with the Microsoft Store, its Windows application store. And that’s not a personal conclusion, Kevin Gallo, the company’s vice president of the Windows Developer Platform, admitted made a mistake when betting exclusively on the UWP formatby omitting Win32 applications, a bug that was fixed last summer.

With the advent of Win32 applications, those from Redmond have performed in the last year inA few steps to make the Microsoft Store more attractive both Windows users and developers. Something quite understandable, because in Redmond they undoubtedly observe the importance of application stores in mobile ecosystems and their aim is, if not to reach their number, at least to get as close as possible.

A clear example of moves to increase interest in the Microsoft Store can be found at your changes were to browsers. The change in its conditions, which in a short time made Firefox and Opera GX available through the Microsoft store, to which other very popular applications were added, such as the controversial (and precisely because of Microsoft) CCleaner, resp. classic Audacity.

Much more recently, this week, we’re telling you that it will soon be much easier to reinstall the applications we got from the Microsoft Store, which can be very handy when reinstalling Windows or replacing a computer, and you can read it today in WindowsLatest The Microsoft Store version of Windows Insiders Dev is testing a new feature that makes it even more convenient to use..

The novelty that initiates can try is the one The Microsoft Store is now able to determine which applications are open and subsequently does not show them in the list of available updates at that moment, although it is possible to update them. This will prevent the store from trying to close, which could result in the loss of documents and semi-edited files, the card browsers we are currently using, etc. Or, more often, it will crash.

Getting the Microsoft Store to establish itself among Windows users is a difficult challenge, but including other applications and the arrival of Android applications, Microsoft has taken some very clever stepswhich can help a lot in this regard. Of course, we’re not talking about the sprint, but the marathon, in which those in Redmond will have to keep pace for a while before they start reaping the rewards. Of course, some fruits that can be very, very sweet.