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DOS compatibility. It’s great for those old DOS games that haven’t run

correctly on Windows since the days of Windows 95.

Programs written for Windows 95, 2000, and XP usually run OK in the
Compatibility mode described on these pages.

There are no disks to store and hunt down later, either. If you ever need to
reinstall a program from the Microsoft Store, or if you ever get a new PC,
you just re-download it; the store remembers that you’re a legitimate owner.

Better yet, you’ll be downloading the latest version of that program; you
won’t have to install all the “.01” patches that have come along since.

Best of all, since Microsoft knows what programs you have, it can let you

know when new versions are available. You’ll see the word “Updates” in
the upper-right corner of the Microsoft Store and on the updated app’s Start

menu tile; the store tile on the Start menu shows how many updates await.
Tap it to see the apps for which more recent versions are ready. (Tap Install
to grab all of them at once.)

Navigating the Store

To use the Microsoft Store, open the store tile on your Start menu. As
shown in Figure 6-15 (top), the store looks like it’s been printed on an
endless paper-towel roll; it scrolls for miles.

There are thousands of these apps, so Microsoft tries to bring a few choice
morsels to the surface with categories like “Picks for you,” “Top free apps”
(most downloaded) and “Top paid apps” (the most downloaded ones that

cost money).

At the top of the Home screen: an “App categories” link. It opens a sublist
of categories like Sports, Travel, Shopping, and so on—another way to dive

into the app ocean.

Of course, you can also search for an app by name or by nature. To do that,
click in the search box and type (piano, stocks, fantasy football, or

whatever).