The Windows Store as changed.. now you need a login.

[chazzy2501]

The store used to prompt for a M$ login but you could cancel and the free apps would install. This is no longer the case...

 

Have I missed something? it was an easy go to for the teachers who wanted netflix and spotify. (I know web versions but Teachers)

[DalekSec]

Had this issue with Windows 11 on my Work PC, having to push apps out via Intune each time. Which for testing is a bit of a pain!

[chazzy2501]

I see that our own store (the schools name store part of the ms store) will allow installs. I can't remember how I added apps to that store...

[jthompson]

That'll be Microsoft Store for Business (or Education) https://educationstore.microsoft.com/, although as you'll see when you go there, they're planning to shutter that in a year or so's time.

[DrBeaker]

That'll be Microsoft Store for Business (or Education) https://educationstore.microsoft.com/, although as you'll see when you go there, they're planning to shutter that in a year or so's time.

 

Interesting I DID NOT know that.

[slugshead]

Turning on the store for business and not approving anything was a great work around for not having to do all the Appx removals or disable store GPO and let core services still update

[free780]

You can use winget to install apps without using a Microsoft account.

[localzuk]

You can use winget to install apps without using a Microsoft account.

Indeed, this is the method I've switched to here.

[jthompson]

The neat thing about the Store app is the self-service aspect. I can just tell staff to install PowerBI Desktop if they needed it, for instance, or the IPEVO visualiser app, without having to deploy it to everyone or work out how to get an install script or MSI package to work, and then also work out how to manage updates. The Store app just worked and was easy to signpost users to.

[Oaktech]

Indeed, this is the method I've switched to here.

 

Doesn't seem to work any more on the windows 11 store for new aquisitions. Let me download camera app and get help as the PC already has a licence for them aquired under windows 10 but nothing new.

 

Verifying/Requesting package acquisition...
Verifying/Requesting package acquisition failed: no store account found

 

Won't let me sign in with anything except my hotmail account.

 

This is rubbish.

[simpsonj]

That'll be Microsoft Store for Business (or Education) https://educationstore.microsoft.com/, although as you'll see when you go there, they're planning to shutter that in a year or so's time.

 

This is why I hate relying on online platforms...

 

Thanks for the heads up!

[ITGuyNW]

Hmm.. upgraded to Windows 11 but seemingly no Sticky notes app built in. Can't download from the store. Whats the solution?