Publish Desktop .Net App On Windows Store - Is Https download link required?

Question

I want to publish a couple Desktop .Net Framework 4.8 Apps on the Windows Store. The WinStore package create instructions say the app download url I provide must be a secure link (ssl/https). Is that a hard requirement?

My web site does NOT use https. It's all public content. There is no user login and product purchase is done via Paypal payments which is secure.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

First of all, please note that MSI and EXE support in the Microsoft Store is currently in a limited public preview phase.

Based on the document here: Provide package details for your MSI or EXE app, it says You must enter at least one versioned secure URL pointing to app package (MSI/EXE) hosted on your CDN.. This is required if you want to upload your MSI or EXE app to the Microsoft Store.

Thank you.

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Answer 2

Ok thanks for the quick reply.