Microsoft is making big changes to how you install UWP apps by allowing executables and installers to be available to from the Microsoft Store website.

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Instead of launching the Microsoft Store and a mini window, now when you download apps from the web version of the Microsoft Store it will download a standalone installer instead. This means you don’t have to click install on the web,

The new approach eliminates the need to click install (on the web), permit Chrome or Edge to open the Microsoft Store, and then re-click Install. Instead, users will download a lightweight installer they can launch to install desired apps.