- July 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
News
Microsoft Stores for Business and Education Ending in 2023
Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to end the online Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education in the “first quarter of 2023,” per a Microsoft document on the topic.
These stores are different from the commercial Microsoft Store online application repository, which is currently undergoing a revamp. Microsoft Store for Business and the Microsoft Store for Education are used by businesses and schools to distribute applications to end users. Those applications might include private line-of-business apps or public apps that were customized by an independent software vendor.
The Shift to Windows Package Manager
Instead of using the Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education application repositories, Microsoft wants organizations to shift to using the Windows Package…

