How to install the remote Microsoft Store application on a Windows 10 computer

Microsoft allows users to remotely browse and install Windows 10 applications from phones or other devices on a PC. This is like installing a game on Xbox or Steam when you're not at home.

To install a remote Windows 10 application, visit the Windows App Store website in the browser. You can use a browser on a Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Android or other devices that are not on a Windows 10 device. Then, log in to the Microsoft account you use for the device. PC.

How to install the remote Microsoft Store application on a Windows 10 computer

Find the application you want to install using the search button at the top of the page.

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Click the Install on My Devices button if you have downloaded the application, otherwise click the blue Get button to add the application to your Microsoft account.

You only see this option if you visit the Windows Store website on Mac and iPhone, not on Windows 10 PC. If you see the Get button while browsing Store on Windows 10 and pressing that button will install the application on the current PC.

Sometimes you also see the ' . ' button right on the Get button, click on it and then click Install on My Devices for remote installation but Microsoft is still testing this feature in Windows 10 browsers.

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Choose one or more Windows PC to install the application, then click Install Now . You can change the name of the computer that appears in the list if desired.

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Click ' OK ' to confirm. Windows 10 will immediately download to the computer you selected if they are currently online. If the computer you choose to download the application is off or is not connected to the Internet, the application will start downloading as soon as they are online.

You cannot view or manage this download process online, but you can see the download process on the PC where the application is installed, it is like installing a normal application from the Store.

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Repeat the above process to install other applications remotely.

I wish you all success!

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