Microsoft Store gets a personalized home page, Copilot, and more

The Microsoft Store app is getting some new features, including a personalized home page, smarter search. It will also integrate deeply with Windows 11. Microsoft is tweaking the Store app's algorithm to […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft Store gets a personalized home page, Copilot, and more appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

Jun 6, 2025 - 20:10

Microsoft Store gets a personalized home page, Copilot, and more

The Microsoft Store app is getting some new features, including a personalized home page, smarter search. It will also integrate deeply with Windows 11.

Microsoft is tweaking the Store app's algorithm to curate the experience for you. Instead of featuring apps or games randomly, the redesigned homepage will highlight content that you will like, it does so based on your recent activities, what's trending in your region, and also takes the latest deals into account. The Store app's search is smarter, Microsoft has made it intent-aware, and it will factor things like app updates, ratings, and even language-specific nuances to rank apps into relevant results.

The Store will display a "Discover More" section on product pages, to highlight related content that you may like. It is also adding badges to products on the store to help identify which apps use AI features, and which ones are Built for Copilot+ PCs.

Microsoft Store Copilot

Microsoft is bringing Copilot to the Windows Store. The AI is currently limited to users in the U.S. You can click on the Copilot button in the bottom right corner to interact with the chatbot, to ask questions about the page you are viewing, or compare two products. Microsoft wants its Store to integrate deeply with Windows 11, users can search for an app or game directly from Windows Search, or the Start Menu, and it will let you install the app quickly. We reported about this feature last month.

In addition to this, Microsoft wants to help users open select files even if you don't have an app to handle its file extension. The Windows 11 Context Menu's Open With section will display recommendations for apps that support the file extension. Default apps will be shown at the top of the list. This feature will soon be able for users from China or the U.S., who have opted into the Windows Insider Program.

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Microsoft says that its Store is getting faster, and claims that the app is now 2x faster than it did about 6 months ago. The Store now lets you install individual components for games, displays when apps/games were last updated. According to the announcement, the Microsoft Store is used by 250 Million users every month.

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