Microsoft Store is lightning fast in Windows 11 26100 Insiders build

The new Microsoft Store loads 40% faster than before

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Published onApril 4, 2024

published onApril 4, 2024

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Microsoft Store is an integral part of Windows, and it seems that Microsoft plans to make it even better than before.

The latest build for Windows 11 has been released, and it brings many performance improvements to the Microsoft Store.

With the build 26100 the Microsoft Store just got a lot faster

Just recently, the Windows 11 build 26100 build was released for Windows Insiders on Canary and Dev channel, and this build improved the performance of Microsoft Store significantly asNeowin writes.

Microsoft’s Sergio Pedri showcased these improvements on his Twitter profile:

We just started rolling out a new version of the#MicrosoftStoreto#WindowsInsiders featuring some major performance improvements. The splash screen can now be entirely skipped in most cases and launching the app feels a lot faster! Try it out and let us know what you think! ?pic.twitter.com/5ZG2iCcsOH

As you can see, Microsoft Store has no splash screen, and no loading indicator, and the startup feels almost instantaneous.

Microsoft’s Rudy Huyn also showcased improvements on his Twitter, and according to him, product pages are loading about 40% faster than before.

Product pages are now loading ~40% faster on average. (2/5)pic.twitter.com/iDAi3BOqKG

The new store also manages entitlement and licensing better which results in the Buy button appearing 1.5 times faster than before.

This is a great improvement, and if you’re on the Dev or Canary channel, be sure to give the new store a try. Speaking of Insiders Preview, you might notice thatMicrosoft removed the build watermark, but this is just a temporary change.

In case you missed it, the newDropbox beta app just landed on the Microsoft Store, so you might want to check it out.

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Microsoft Store is lightning fast in Windows 11 26100 Insiders build

With the build 26100 the Microsoft Store just got a lot faster