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store recommendations
About this tag
The store recommendations tag covers Microsoft's integration of app suggestions from the Microsoft Store directly into Windows 11 system dialogs, such as the Open With dialog. Recent Insider preview builds show that when a file has no default handler or an unfamiliar extension, Windows can now suggest Store apps to open it, streamlining the process of finding and installing suitable software. This feature aims to reduce the steps needed to handle unknown file types by presenting app recommendations inline, rather than requiring users to manually search the Store. Discussions under this tag focus on the user experience impact, the types of apps recommended, and how this changes file association workflows in Windows 11.
Microsoft is quietly experimenting with a small but practical change to Windows 11 that inserts Microsoft Store app recommendations directly into the “Open with…” dialog when the operating system encounters a file with no default handler or an unfamiliar extension. This addition, shipping as...