Another significant positive aspect of Microsoft Store is the fact that the apps that you get from here are updated automatically without the constant hassle of checking and installing updates manually all the time.
Automatic updates will be available for side-loaded apps
There’s a new feature of Windows 10 Redstone 4 App installer that makes it possible to enable automatic updates for side-loaded apps as well. Microsoft’s Matteo Pagani made the announcement on the company’s official blog telling users that if they have already worked with UWP or Desktop Bridge, then they must surely be familiar with the App installer. This is a new tool that comes with Windows 10 and makes it much more comfortable handling the side loading of app packages. You can make sure that a side loaded app will always be updated to the most recent version without even using the Store. All you have to do is publish a new .appinstaller file and a new package with a higher version number in the same web location or file share, and that’s all. Thanks to Visual Studio 2017 15.7, this can be done extremely easily.
Expanding the deployment opportunities with the App installer
The blog’s notes say that the upcoming RS4 update for Windwos will expand the deployment opportunities with the App installer by introducing the option to install a package from a remote source. You can read the entire blog post and find out more details on handling auto updates for side-loaded apps. RELATED STORIES TO CHECK OUT:
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