Zoom, OBS Studio, and Canva all arrive as full apps in the new Windows 11 Microsoft Store
Microsoft’s plan to let more ‘real’ apps into the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 pays off, with some big titles showing up early.
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What you need to know
With the official Insider build ofWindows 11arrivingyesterday, we saw the first legacy app appear in thenew Microsoft Store:WinZip. It was an important milestone as the app is not a limited UWP app and can use Corel’s own monetization method for licensing instead of relying on Microsoft.
It now appearsmoreWin32 apps are popping up. As noted in our Discord channel by user @Coellito, some big hitters are now available to download if you are on Windows 11, includingZoom Meetings,OBS Studio, and Canva. These additions come in the wake ofTikTok’s web appbecoming available too.
The apps are all the latest versions from the companies, as you would expect.
Of course, users could always download these apps from the web directly, but with Microsoft’snew store policies, users can have one single place to find and manage all their apps knowing it is coming from a trusted source.
As a bonus, since Windows 11 ships withx64 supportfor Windows on ARM, users can even install OBS to run on devices likeSurface Pro X.
To find the apps, users can search (we do not know of a way yet to share Store links for Windows 11).
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