Quote:Microsoft launched Microsoft Store installers for web over the weekend to improve Microsoft Store application installs.

The feature improves the process of downloading and installing apps like Microsoft PC Manager from the Microsoft Store website, but it comes with a downside as well.

Microsoft launched a new Microsoft Store website for Windows 10 and 11 back in 2022, and has been working on the website ever since.

To better understand the benefits that the new method offers, it is necessary to summarize previous installations from the store.

The old and new way of downloading apps from the Microsoft Store



There are two ways to browse the Microsoft Store: via the official website or the Microsoft Store app. The new method improves installations via the official website.

Here is the old process:

1. The user clicks on the install button on the Microsoft Store website.
   
2. The browser displays a "Open Microsoft Store" prompt.
   
3. A click on the Open Microsoft Store button displays the actual installation prompt.
   
4. A click on the install button starts the download and installation of the app.
   

The new way is simpler. A click on the install button on the website downloads an executable file that needs to be run to install the app on the device.
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