Microsoft's new store policies attract more "classic" apps for Windows 10 and Windows 11.
What you need to know
Official PuTTY and Audacity apps are now in the Microsoft Store.
The new listings are part of the revitalization and new policies Microsoft made for Windows 11 (and now Windows 10).
The apps join Firefox, Opera, Epic Games, Discord, Zoom, and others.
The new Microsoft Store for Windows 11 (and now Windows 10, too) brought with it newly relaxed policies that let older "classic" apps to be listed without adopting any new Microsoft technology like installers. The effort is to woo developers to place their apps on the store with the hopes that, down the line, they will slowly begin to use more modern tools to give a better consumer experience.
Starting today, two very old school and still wildly popular apps are now available in the Store: Audacity and PuTTY (via @kid_jenius).
The new-old apps join other big titles first announced with Windows 11, including Zoom, Epic Ga...
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Nostalgia blast: Audacity and PuTTY land in the Microsoft Store
Microsoft's new store policies attract more "classic" apps for Windows 10 and Windows 11. What you need to know Official PuTTY and Audacity apps are now in the…
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