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Windows 11 will soon be able to update apps in a more consistent and reliable manner with a new unified update orchestrator platform that developers can opt-in to.
Microsoft has started previewing a new feature coming soon to Windows 11 that is designed to streamline the ability to update your apps. The new feature is called the Update Orchestrator Platform (UOP,) and is an opt-in experience that developers can choose to lean on to improve the updatability of their apps.
These apps will continue to use their own content delivery networks for issuing and hosting app updates, but the OS is now capable of managing the checking for and pulling said update when the user requests it, or when the system deems it viable to install an app update without interrupting the user.
Microsoft is adding a new "app updates" page which will be where users can go to see if an app has recently been updated, and can also initiate a manual trigger to check for updates for all the apps installed that support the unified orchestrator platform.
The new app updates page on Windows 11
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"No apps utilize UOP yet because the feature is new, but apps will start using it over time," says Microsoft. "The feature is partially enabled for Dev and Beta Channel Insiders today and will reach full enablement in these channels soon. API documentation will follow."
The company has been working hard to improve the update experience on Windows 11 for a number of months. These days, most mainstream apps are available via the Microsoft Store, and remain update to date seamlessly in the background thanks to the Store's automatic update system.
Windows Updates are also much faster and more streamlined these days, with smaller downloads and install times for major version updates (some of the time.) The new unified orchestrator platform is just another avenue for making updates simpler on Windows 11, and should hopefully make keeping all your apps up to date easier, assuming app developers choose to support it.
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