Windows 11 will arrive later this year, and it brings a reorganized start menu and a redesigned notification center experience. Unlike the previous Windows 10 update, Windows 11 provides consumers with many new features, and it also provides new opportunities for developers or businesses.The new operating system is equipped with a rewritten Microsoft Store, which has obviously been optimized for all developers.
According to Microsoft officials, Windows 11’s native app store will allow apps built on almost any framework to be put on the shelves. The list of supported frameworks includes Win32, .NET, Java, UWP and web applications.
For Win32 applications (traditional .exe programs), Microsoft will let developers submit their unpackaged Win32 applications in the Windows Store. The most interesting thing is that the .exe programs that use a custom content delivery network for hosting and updating are also It is allowed, but in the Windows 11 Microsoft Store, unpackaged Win32 programs will not provide updates. According to the Microsoft Store document, users will not be able to receive updates for Win32 programs from the store. If you download Win32 programs from the store, they need to be updated directly through the developer.
“The application update does not need to be submitted through the store. End users will not be able to receive updates from the store.” The official document states: “The application can be directly updated by you through the application installed on the Windows device after downloading it from the store. “
In addition, Microsoft also allows developers to publish a simple installer for their application on the store, which allows anyone to download and install the application.
On Twitter, Microsoft’s Rudy Hyun confirmed that the company wants the apps listed in the store to be “very transparent.” If an application is an installer and cannot be updated through the store, the user will see a text prompt under the application name, allowing the user to decide whether to install or not by understanding the rules of who updates an application.
It is worth noting that although these unpackaged Win32 applications cannot be updated through the store, developers can still release new versions of their applications in the Microsoft Store.
At present, it is unclear whether the new Microsoft Store will approve Win32 applications that do not support in-app updates.
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