Microsoft overhauls Windows 8.1 Store today, makes finding things easier (and handsomer)

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2014/05/12至2014/05/13

Microsoft overhauls Windows 8.1 Store today, makes finding things easier (and handsomer) · Chronopin

On Tuesday 13 May 2014 Microsoft pushed out an update to the Windows 8.1 Store, concentrating on usability, mouse and keyboard users and "some parity with Windows Phone"; the four main changes were detailed the same day on the Windows Experience Blog by Brandon LeBlanc, and Microsoft's support article documents the same update for Windows 8.1 (Enterprise, Pro), Windows RT 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2^[1][2][3]
A persistent navigation bar now carries Top charts, Categories and Collections, where previously users had to swipe down from the top (or right-click) to reach it - "Now, the green bar will always be there for users"; the support article lists the bar's entries as Top Free, Top Paid, Top Grossing, Best Rated, Picks for You, Collections and account info^[1][2][3]
Collections, part of the Windows Phone Store since 8.0, come to the Windows 8.1 Store landing page, curated by a team of experts - a Getting Started Collection, theme collections for music, travel and sports, and Red Stripe Deals, where 6 top apps and games are discounted at least 50% each week; the support article adds a new Collections page, collections in search results and an "Install All" option for certain collections^[1][2][3]
Multiple Featured titles are grouped on the landing page, bringing "new, trending and rising stars" forward, and on-sale titles "will have a strike-through of the original price with the sale price in red"; discount and promotional pricing and expiry now also appear on the home page, in search results, in lists, on description pages and next to the Buy button^[1][2][3]
Apps can be bought once and downloaded on compatible Windows devices: the Windows/Windows Phone icon marking an app or game as also available on Windows Phone was in the web store but missing from the Store app, and "That has now been remedied"; the support article calls this the universal apps badge for apps bought once and usable on both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1^[1][3]
Further changes in the support article: larger screenshots and identified hardware requirements on app description pages, improved post-acquisition recommendations, a privacy shortcut in the charms, and hardware targeting that filters touch-required apps out of the live tile, Spotlight and Picks for You on non-touch PCs with a warning when one is selected; the same update improves the Windows Update client, adding SleepStudy diagnostics, performance and resiliency work and authenticated proxy support^[3]
The update followed the Windows 8.1 "spring update" of the previous month, which improved things for traditional mouse and keyboard users and pinned the Store to the taskbar by default; a Start Menu revamp was "expected" later that fall^[1][2]
To get it: Settings > Change PC Settings > Update & Recovery > Check Now - "Like all 'live' updates, it can take some time before your server sees it, so just don't be surprised if it takes a few hours"^[1][3]

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Microsoft overhauls Windows 8.1 Store today, makes finding things easier (and handsomer)

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Windows 8.1 Release Date

Windows 8.1 Update 2 将在 8 月的补丁星期二发布

Windows 11 版本 26H2 正式全面推出

Windows Phone Store and Windows Store dev resources merging, 21 new payout markets added for both

Mouse and keyboard-friendly Windows 8.1 Update

Worldwide Partner Conference 2014

告别全大写：Visual Studio 2013 更新加入菜单大小写混排选项

Nokia is expected to announce 2 Windows Phone 8.1 devices ñ the Lumia 630 and the Lumia 930

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Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID introduced

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