Windows 10: Microsoft Store for Windows 10 is getting subscription and Timeline features

Microsoft has been trying to make the Microsoft Store (formerly known as Windows Store) the one destination for everything the users need on Windows 10. You can get apps, games, books, music, extensions, themes, fonts and even buy subscriptions from the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft Store yesterday received support for the highly anticipated Timeline feature on Windows 10. It looks like Microsoft Store is also getting the subscription feature that lets you manage the Xbox and EA Access memberships.

The services like Xbox offer subscription-based access to their content. For example, Microsoft is selling Xbox Music Pass to the users via the Store and unlike app purchases, the subscriptions are supposed to be renewed every once in a while.

The subscriptions in Microsoft Store can be accessed from the downloads and updates page. On your PC, open Microsoft Store and make sure it’s up-to-date. Tap on three dots button and access the download or updates page. On the left-side pane, you’ll notice three new options – Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold and EA Access. All these three options will help you manage those subscriptions.



The subscription feature is still in early days of development and it does not support other apps or services. It’s important to know that Microsoft Store is picking up the subscription option in select region and devices only. It’s also showing up on non-Insider machines.

Timeline support is also live


A while ago, Microsoft announced that it wants the Timeline feature to support the majority of apps. Since then, Microsoft has updated most of the first party apps to support Timeline.

As noted yesterday, Microsoft Store has been updated to version 11809.1001.4.0 with support for the Timeline.



For those unfamiliar, Windows 10 Timeline is a useful feature that allows users to create snapshots of their activity. You can open the task view from the taskbar and restore the app activity at any point within the next 30 days.

Timeline works with Edge browser, Notepad, Paint and even Google Chrome via a third-party app. The Timeline for Microsoft Store is also useful as it saves not only Store as an activity, but also the apps and games pages accessed within the Store, basically allowing users to restore the activity on a Windows 10 device.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

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Microsoft signals end of Paint program

Microsoft has confirmed that it will continue to offer its graphics program Paint.

In a recent update, it had listed Paint as a feature that would be either removed or no longer developed.

Paint, renowned for its simplicity, has been part of the Windows operating system since its launch in 1985.

Microsoft suggested it would not remain on Windows 10 by default but did say it would be available for free on the Windows Store.

BBC news Report here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40714395

 

Timeline Activity not showing up

The timeline activity just won't show up on the timeline window. I always get "Use your PC more for activities."

I have enabled the settings required for timeline in Privacy > Activity History:

Let Windows collect my activities

Let Windows Sync my activities

Show activities from accounts

I also tried using regedit to add these variables in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

• EnableActivityFeed
• PublishUserActivities
• UploadUserActivities

All the variables are set to 1, and are DWORD values. (as stated in this article http://www.thewindowsclub.com/timeline-feature-not-working-windows), to no effect.

Any more troubleshooting steps I can go through?