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Index Microsoft Store

The Microsoft Store (formerly known as the Windows Store) is a digital distribution platform operated by Microsoft. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 93 relations: AArch64, Amazon Appstore, App store, ARM architecture family, Ars Technica, Browser engine, Business Insider, C Sharp (programming language), Channel 9 (Microsoft), Chromium (web browser), CNET, Computerworld, Condé Nast, Console game, Digital audio, Digital distribution, Digital music store, Digital video, Ebook, EdgeHTML, Engadget, Entertainment Software Rating Board, Epic Games, Epic Games Store, Epic Games v. Apple, EPUB, Extensible Application Markup Language, Google Play, Groove Music, IA-32, InfoWorld, International Data Group, Kill switch, List of Microsoft software, Mac App Store, Malware, Metro (design language), Microsoft, Microsoft App-V, Microsoft Bing, Microsoft Build, Microsoft Docs, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Gaming, Microsoft Movies & TV, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Movies Anywhere, Neowin, Paramount Streaming, ... Expand index (43 more) »

  2. Mobile software distribution platforms
  3. Online content distribution
  4. Online marketplaces
  5. Online-only retailers of video games
  6. Software distribution platforms
  7. Video on demand
  8. Windows 11
  9. Windows 8
  10. Xbox One
  11. Xbox One software

AArch64

AArch64 or ARM64 is the 64-bit Execution state of the ARM architecture family.

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Amazon Appstore

Amazon Appstore is an app store for Android-compatible platforms operated by Amazon.com Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. Microsoft Store and Amazon Appstore are mobile software distribution platforms.

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App store

An app store, also called an app marketplace or app catalog, is a type of digital distribution platform for computer software called applications, often in a mobile context. Microsoft Store and app store are software distribution platforms.

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ARM architecture family

ARM (stylised in lowercase as arm, formerly an acronym for Advanced RISC Machines and originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of RISC instruction set architectures (ISAs) for computer processors.

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.

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Browser engine

A browser engine (also known as a layout engine or rendering engine) is a core software component of every major web browser.

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Business Insider

Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.

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C Sharp (programming language)

C# is a general-purpose high-level programming language supporting multiple paradigms.

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Channel 9 (Microsoft)

Channel 9 was a Microsoft website for hosting videos and podcasts that Microsoft employees create.

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Chromium (web browser)

Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, primarily developed and maintained by Google.

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CNET

CNET (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.

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Computerworld

Computerworld (abbreviated as CW) is an ongoing decades-old professional publication which in 2014 "went digital." Its audience is information technology (IT) and business technology professionals, and is available via a publication website and as a digital magazine.

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Condé Nast

Condé Nast is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast (1873–1942) and owned by Advance Publications.

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Console game

A console game is a type of video game consisting of images and often sounds generated by a video game console, which are displayed on a television or similar audio-video system, and that can be manipulated by a player.

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Digital audio

Digital audio is a representation of sound recorded in, or converted into, digital form.

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Digital distribution

Digital distribution, also referred to as content delivery, online distribution, or electronic software distribution, among others, is the delivery or distribution of digital media content such as audio, video, e-books, video games, and other software. Microsoft Store and digital distribution are online content distribution.

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Digital music store

A digital music store is a business that sells digital audio files of music recordings over the Internet.

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Digital video

Digital video is an electronic representation of moving visual images (video) in the form of encoded digital data.

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Ebook

An ebook (short for electronic book), also spelled as e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices.

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EdgeHTML

EdgeHTML is a proprietary browser engine from Microsoft that was formerly used in Microsoft Edge, which debuted in 2015 as part of Windows 10.

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Engadget

Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology. Microsoft Store and Engadget are Universal Windows Platform apps.

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Entertainment Software Rating Board

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

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Epic Games

Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina.

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Epic Games Store

The Epic Games Store is a video game digital distribution service and storefront operated by Epic Games. Microsoft Store and Epic Games Store are online-only retailers of video games.

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Epic Games v. Apple

Epic Games, Inc.

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EPUB

EPUB is an e-book file format that uses the ".epub" file extension.

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Extensible Application Markup Language

Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) is a declarative XML-based language developed by Microsoft for initializing structured values and objects.

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Google Play

Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store or Play Store and formerly Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. Microsoft Store and Google Play are mobile software distribution platforms, online marketplaces, products introduced in 2012 and software distribution platforms.

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Groove Music

Groove Music (formerly Xbox Music or Zune Music Pass) is a discontinued audio player software application included with Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Store and Groove Music are Universal Windows Platform apps, Windows components and Xbox One software.

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IA-32

IA-32 (short for "Intel Architecture, 32-bit", commonly called i386) is the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture, designed by Intel and first implemented in the 80386 microprocessor in 1985.

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InfoWorld

InfoWorld (IW) is an American information technology media business.

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International Data Group

International Data Group (IDG, Inc.) is a market intelligence and demand generation company focused on the technology industry.

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Kill switch

A kill switch, also known more formally as an emergency brake, emergency stop (E-stop), emergency off (EMO), or emergency power off (EPO), is a safety mechanism used to shut off machinery in an emergency, when it cannot be shut down in the usual manner.

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List of Microsoft software

Microsoft is a developer of personal computer software.

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Mac App Store

The Mac App Store (also known as the App Store) is a digital distribution platform for macOS apps, often referred to as Mac apps, created and maintained by Apple Inc. The platform was announced on October 20, 2010, at Apple's "Back to the Mac" event. Microsoft Store and mac App Store are software distribution platforms.

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Malware

Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software)Tahir, R. (2018).

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Metro (design language)

Microsoft Design Language (or MDL), previously known as Metro, is a design language created by Microsoft. Microsoft Store and Metro (design language) are Windows 8 and Xbox One.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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Microsoft App-V

Microsoft Application Virtualization (also known as App-V; formerly Softricity SoftGrid) is an application virtualization and application streaming solution from Microsoft.

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Microsoft Bing

Microsoft Bing, commonly referred to as Bing, is a search engine owned and operated by Microsoft.

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Microsoft Build

Microsoft Build (often stylised as) is an annual conference event held by Microsoft, aimed at software engineers and web developers using Windows, Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft technologies.

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Microsoft Docs

Microsoft Docs was a library of technical documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals who work with Microsoft products.

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Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge (or simply Edge) is a proprietary cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft. Microsoft Store and Microsoft Edge are Universal Windows Platform apps, Windows components and Xbox One software.

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Microsoft Gaming

Microsoft Gaming is an American multinational video game and digital entertainment division of Microsoft based in Redmond, Washington established in 2022.

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Microsoft Movies & TV

Microsoft Movies & TV (US only), or Microsoft Films & TV (Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand), previously Xbox Video and Zune Video, is a digital video service developed by Microsoft that offers full HD movies and TV shows available for rental or purchase in the Video Store as well as an app where users can watch and manage videos from their personal digital collections stored locally. Microsoft Store and Microsoft Movies & TV are online content distribution, Universal Windows Platform apps, Windows components and Xbox One software.

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Microsoft TechNet

Microsoft TechNet was a Microsoft web portal and web service for IT professionals.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Movies Anywhere

Movies Anywhere (MA) is a cloud-based digital rights locker and over-the-top streaming platform that allows users to stream and download purchased films, including digital copies redeemed from codes found in home video releases as well as digital purchases from participating services.

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Neowin

Neowin is a technology news website.

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Paramount Streaming

Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount+.

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PEGI

PEGI, short for Pan-European Game Information, is a European video game content rating system established to help European consumers make informed decisions when buying video games or apps through the use of age recommendations and content descriptors.

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Penton (company)

Penton was an information services and marketing company.

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Phil Spencer (business executive)

Phil Spencer (born January 12, 1968) is an American business executive and the CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

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Product key

A product key, also known as a software key, serial key or activation key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program.

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Progressive web app

A progressive web application (PWA), or progressive web app, is a type of application software delivered through the web, built using common web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.

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Proprietary software

Proprietary software is software that grants its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner a legal monopoly by modern copyright and intellectual property law to exclude the recipient from freely sharing the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on their own, thereby restricting their freedoms.

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Sandbox (computer security)

In computer security, a sandbox is a security mechanism for separating running programs, usually in an effort to mitigate system failures and/or software vulnerabilities from spreading.

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Sideloading

Sideloading describes the process of transferring files between two local devices, in particular between a personal computer and a mobile device such as a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, tablet, portable media player or e-reader.

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Steam (service)

Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront managed by Valve. Microsoft Store and Steam (service) are online-only retailers of video games.

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The Verge

The Verge is an American technology news website headquartered in Lower Manhattan, New York City and operated by Vox Media.

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Universal Windows Platform

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is a computing platform created by Microsoft and introduced in Windows 10. Microsoft Store and Universal Windows Platform are Xbox One.

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Universal Windows Platform apps

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps (formerly named Windows Store apps, Metro-style apps and Modern apps) are applications that can be used across all compatible Microsoft Windows devices. Microsoft Store and Universal Windows Platform apps are Windows 10 and Windows 8.

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User interface

In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.

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Video game

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.

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Video game console emulator

A video game console emulator is a type of emulator that allows a computing device to emulate a video game console's hardware and play its games on the emulating platform.

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Video on demand

Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films digitally on request.

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Volume licensing

In software licensing, volume licensing is the practice of using one license to authorize software on a large number of computers and/or for a large number of users.

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Vox Media

Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company founded in Washington, D.C. with operational headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Microsoft Store and Vox Media are online content distribution.

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Web application

A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser.

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Web browser

A web browser is an application for accessing websites.

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Windows 10

Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.

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Windows 10 Mobile

Windows 10 Mobile is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Store and Windows 10 Mobile are Windows 10.

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Windows 10, version 1803

Windows 10 April 2018 Update (also known as version 1803 and codenamed "Redstone 4") is the fifth major update to Windows 10 and the fourth in a series of updates under the Redstone codenames. Microsoft Store and Windows 10, version 1803 are Windows 10.

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Windows 11

Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021.

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Windows 8

Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows 8 editions

Windows 8, a major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was available in four different editions: Windows 8 (Core), Pro, Enterprise, and RT. Microsoft Store and Windows 8 editions are Windows 8.

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Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 is a release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Store and Windows 8.1 are Windows 8.

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Windows domain

A Windows domain is a form of a computer network in which all user accounts, computers, printers and other security principals, are registered with a central database located on one or more clusters of central computers known as domain controllers.

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Windows Marketplace

Windows Marketplace was a Microsoft platform for the delivery of software electronically that was secured by use of Windows Live ID (now known as a Microsoft account). Microsoft Store and Windows Marketplace are software distribution platforms.

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Windows NT

Windows NT is a proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft as part of its Windows product line, the first version of which, Windows NT 3.1, was released on July 27, 1993.

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Windows Phone

Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune.

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Windows Phone Store

Windows Phone Store (originally known as Windows Phone Marketplace) is an app store platform, developed by Microsoft Corporation for Windows Phone letting users installing various apps on their device. Microsoft Store and Windows Phone Store are mobile software distribution platforms.

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Windows RT

Windows RT is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Store and Windows RT are Windows 8.

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Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012, codenamed "Windows Server 8", is the tenth version of the Windows Server operating system by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It is the server version of Windows based on Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2, which is derived from the Windows 7 codebase, released nearly three years earlier.

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Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012 R2, codenamed "Windows Server Blue", is the eleventh version of the Windows Server operating system by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

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X86-64

x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64, AMD64, and Intel 64) is a 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set, first announced in 1999.

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Xbox

Xbox is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, as well as applications (games), streaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming, and online services such as the Xbox network and Xbox Game Pass.

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Xbox (app)

The Xbox app is an app for Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Android, iOS and Tizen. Microsoft Store and Xbox (app) are Universal Windows Platform apps and Xbox One.

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Xbox Game Pass

Game Pass is a subscription service as part of Xbox and offered by Microsoft Gaming. Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass are Xbox One.

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Xbox Game Studios

Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher based in Redmond, Washington.

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Xbox Games Store

Xbox Games Store (formerly Xbox Live Marketplace) was a digital distribution platform previously used by Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console and formerly by the Xbox One. Microsoft Store and Xbox Games Store are online content distribution, online-only retailers of video games, software distribution platforms and video on demand.

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Xbox system software

The Xbox system software is the operating system developed exclusively for Microsoft's Xbox home video game consoles. Microsoft Store and Xbox system software are Windows 10, Xbox One and Xbox One software.

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ZDNET

ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Red Ventures.

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See also

Mobile software distribution platforms

Online content distribution

Online marketplaces

Online-only retailers of video games

Software distribution platforms

Video on demand

Windows 11

Windows 8

Xbox One

Xbox One software

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Store

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