Distributing applications with the Microsoft Store

We have seen how to deliver WinUI applications to users through packages that can be sideloaded and with WinGet. There are a couple of other distribution channels available to Windows developers: Microsoft Intune for enterprise application distribution, and the Microsoft Store for consumer apps.

We briefly touched on Intune in the previous chapter when discussing App Center releases. A deeper dive into Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and Intune is beyond the scope of this book, but if you are interested in learning how to distribute line of business (LOB) applications through them, you can read this Microsoft Docs article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/publish/distribute-lob-apps-to-enterprises

The Microsoft Store is the consumer app store for Windows users. The store accepts submissions for free and paid apps. Additional monetization options such as in-app purchases, sale pricing, and paid apps with a...