Microsoft lately revealed a recap of all of the options and enhancements it added to the Microsoft Retailer on Home windows 11 and 10 in 2024. Nonetheless, with a couple of weeks of 2024 left, the corporate launched yet another replace, which makes it simpler to replace Win32 purposes within the Microsoft Retailer.

The replace was introduced alongside Home windows 11 construct 27758 from the Canary Channel. Beginning with model 22411.1401 and newer, Home windows customers can replace Win32 purposes that depend on exterior replace mechanisms immediately within the Microsoft Retailer (marked with a “supplied and up to date” badge within the retailer). Up till now, updating these apps has required taking motion inside these applications.

Microsoft notes that purposes which might be supplied and up to date by their publishers is not going to replace routinely—it’s important to navigate to the library part or the app’s retailer web page and click on “Replace.” All the opposite apps hosted within the Microsoft Retailer can nonetheless replace routinely within the background.

Right here is the official announcement:

For Win32 apps which might be “supplied and up to date” by their publishers, the Microsoft Retailer will now assist updating immediately within the Retailer. Beforehand, these apps might solely be up to date exterior of the Microsoft Retailer. Insiders can head to the Downloads web page and click on Get Updates. If any put in apps of this sort have updates, it’ll be displayed on the pending listing. You may carry out the replace by clicking the replace button; it received’t begin routinely.

Home windows Insiders throughout all channels working Microsoft Retailer model 22411.1401.x.x and better will see this enchancment.

You’ll find the announcement with the remainder of the changelog for Home windows 11 construct 27758 in a put up on the official Home windows Insider Weblog.