Windows Dev Center Tips from Microsoft

Having insider information about any process can be very helpful and help you navigate around any challenges in that process. The Windows Dev Center team wants you to have that same advantage when it comes to publishing your apps to the Windows Store.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

May 12, 2016

1 Min Read
Windows Dev Center Tips from Microsoft

Microsoft has done a lot of work over the last few years to centralize the portal that developers use to submit and keep track of the apps they have in the Windows Store.

However, even with the best tools there is no doubt that a few tips and tricks to help navigate the intricacies of any process can be invaluable.

The folks on the Windows Dev Center team know and understand this so they are now kicking off a series of tips about various publishing scenarios wih a focus on many of the new options that were announced at BUILD 2016.

Some of the scenarios they want to help you with include:

  • Publish or update a public app

  • Package flighting

  • Publishing hidden apps

  • Side-loading and enterprise distribution

  • Third party and legacy distribution options

  • Notes about confidentiality and purchasing

To get started they have provided a detailed flowchart over at the Building Apps for Windows website that lays out the various options available to you as a developer when you are submitting apps to the Windows Store.

Their plan is to focus future Windows Dev Center Tips articles on the stages of that process which are reflected in the flowchart and provide you the pros and cons of each option.

But, wait...there's probably more so be sure to follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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