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A small but meaningful Microsoft Store upgrade makes removing apps far more convenient.
Windows 11's Microsoft Store will soon make it easier to uninstall apps from your PC. A new feature that is currently being tested among Windows Insiders lets users uninstall Store-managed apps from the Microsoft Store's library page.
The change is rolling out gradually to Windows Insiders running Microsoft Store version 22510.1401.x.x and higher. Microsoft outlined the change in a recent blog post. Since that same post also discussed the future expansion of the Xbox full screen experience for PC, the Microsoft Store change was almost a footnote.
Of course, you can uninstall apps through the Settings app or using other methods, but it's nice to be able to remove store-managed apps through the Microsoft Store.
The Microsoft Store has improved over the years. It launched in a rough state, but the team behind the store has done a great job improving the Microsoft Store's feature set and reliability.
Our Senior Editor Zac Bowden went as far as to say the Microsoft Store is "now a must-use app store in 2025."
Arguably the biggest change to the store was when Microsoft allowed legacy and desktop-class apps to be added. Originally, developers had to make code changes before getting an app into the Microsoft Store. Now, the Microsoft Store supports Win32, UWP, PWA, .NET MAUI, or Electron apps.
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