EXE application on Microsoft Store - how to handle payment

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EXE application on Microsoft Store - how to handle payment

Laveau, Adrien 41

Dear community,

I am about to have my win32 EXE desktop application published on the Microsoft store. The application can be installed by anyone but is protected via a license system.
I learnt today that Microsoft Store does not handle payment for this kind of product. They told me I have to use a 3rd party payment handler.

My workflow as I imagine it is the following :

user installs my software from the Microsoft store
a first start my application tell the user to send a license creation request
user receives a link (via mail ?) to pay for the kind of license he needs
Once I have confirmation they payment has been done - i send the license to the user
user can work

Then every X months the payment handlers sends me the benefits of the sales minus its fees.

My questions :

Is this correct to imagine this kind of work flow ?
Is this how other software are doing
What kind of 3rd party payment handler exist on the market

Regards

Anonymous

2022-11-10T07:53:39.31+00:00

You could directly set a price for your app in the Microsoft Store when you submit submission for your app. So user needs to purchase your app first and the license will be managed by the Microsoft Store.

Due to the policy of Microsoft Q&A, we can't give you suggestions about 3rd party payment. You have to find it by yourself if you want to use the 3rd party payment.
Laveau, Adrien 41 Reputation points

2022-11-10T08:09:39.113+00:00

Hello,

Thank you for attending my request. But for exe/msi app I got the information from Microsoft that they do not handle payment.
See the chat with MS agent :

So it seems I must go through 3rd party agent. If this is not correct, could you guide me so that I can find how to set up the price ? Because for the moment I do not have the option.
Regards
Anonymous

2022-11-10T09:38:21.167+00:00

OK, if you are getting this information, it seems that the exe application can't set a price from the store. You might need to follow the suggestion given from the MS agent. You have to find a 3rd party agent for this. But due to our policy, we can't give you any recommendation about the 3rd party payment.
Laveau, Adrien 41 Reputation points

2022-11-11T12:03:15.373+00:00

Do you have an idea why MS does not support payment for this kind of application ?

Is it just not supported for the moment and will be in the future ? Or it will never be. To know whether I should wait a bit in case one day MS supports it.

Regards
Anonymous

2022-11-14T06:59:04.78+00:00

@Laveau, Adrien Currently, there is no available information that could indicate if this will be supported. Please follow Microsoft's official site for newest information.

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Anonymous

2022-11-10T07:53:39.31+00:00

You could directly set a price for your app in the Microsoft Store when you submit submission for your app. So user needs to purchase your app first and the license will be managed by the Microsoft Store.

Due to the policy of Microsoft Q&A, we can't give you suggestions about 3rd party payment. You have to find it by yourself if you want to use the 3rd party payment.
Laveau, Adrien 41 Reputation points

2022-11-10T08:09:39.113+00:00

Hello,

Thank you for attending my request. But for exe/msi app I got the information from Microsoft that they do not handle payment.
See the chat with MS agent :

So it seems I must go through 3rd party agent. If this is not correct, could you guide me so that I can find how to set up the price ? Because for the moment I do not have the option.
Regards
Anonymous

2022-11-10T09:38:21.167+00:00

OK, if you are getting this information, it seems that the exe application can't set a price from the store. You might need to follow the suggestion given from the MS agent. You have to find a 3rd party agent for this. But due to our policy, we can't give you any recommendation about the 3rd party payment.
Laveau, Adrien 41 Reputation points

2022-11-11T12:03:15.373+00:00

Do you have an idea why MS does not support payment for this kind of application ?

Is it just not supported for the moment and will be in the future ? Or it will never be. To know whether I should wait a bit in case one day MS supports it.

Regards
Anonymous

2022-11-14T06:59:04.78+00:00

@Laveau, Adrien Currently, there is no available information that could indicate if this will be supported. Please follow Microsoft's official site for newest information.

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