Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)是 Windows 8.1 用户可以查找、安装和更新其应用程序的地方。由于Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)是随Windows 8推出的，它还没有像微软(Microsoft)竞争对手的其他应用商店那样拥有大量应用程序，但它们的数量正在稳步增加。由于没有人想要没有应用程序的操作系统(operating system)，因此您将希望使用Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)来发现和安装各种应用程序和游戏(apps and games)。在本文中，我们将分享如何浏览Store并使用它来查找应用程序、了解有关它们的更多信息、安装它们并查看它们。
如何打开 Windows 应用商店
打开应用商店(Store)就像Windows 8.1中的任何其他应用程序一样。您可以从“开始(Start)”屏幕或“应用程序(Apps)”视图打开它。
单击或点击上面带有(Click)商店(Store)徽标的绿色动态磁贴以启动应用程序。
如果您找不到商店(Store)动态磁贴，请单击或点击开始(Start)屏幕左下角的向下(Down)箭头，以访问应用程序(Apps)视图。在触摸屏上，在开始(Start)屏幕上向上滑动。
您将在Apps视图的Shopping文件夹中找到Store快捷方式。
如果您想了解如何将应用商店(Store)固定到开始(Start)屏幕，请阅读这篇文章：将所有内容固定到Windows 8.1开始屏幕的(Start Screen)完整指南(Complete Guide)。
您将在Windows 应用商店的(Windows Store)主屏幕上找到什么(Main Screen)
Store的主屏幕分为不同的部分，可帮助您浏览它及其应用程序集合。在主屏幕上找到的部分如下：
特色应用(Featured apps)- 首先，您会看到一个用作幻灯片的大图块，其中推荐了Microsoft挑选的 5 个应用。您可以使用向上和向下按钮在它们之间切换。
此精选应用列表因地区而异，可能包括本地和全球应用。
热门类别(Top categories)- 转到功能应用程序的右侧，您将看到一长串类别。您可以通过单击或点击列表底部的“查看更多”("See more")链接来查看更多类别的应用程序。
如果您有高清显示器(HD display)，那么类别列表将有足够的空间完整显示，并且“查看更多”("See more")链接将不可用。
Picks for you - 根据您在 Windows 8.1 PC 和设备上安装的应用程序为您推荐的应用程序。如果您遇到与您不相关的应用，并且您不想再推荐它们，请单击或点击相应的“不感兴趣”("Not interested")链接。
如果您想查看更多推荐选择，请单击或点击该部分的标题。
趋势(Trending)- 下载率高于平均水平的应用程序。要查看更多热门应用，请单击或点击该部分的标题。
New & Rising - 最近在商店(Store)中推出且下载率高于平均水平的应用程序。要查看更多新的和正在兴起的应用程序，请单击或点按该部分的标题。
最高付费(Top paid)- 下载次数最多的付费应用列表。要查看更多流行的付费应用程序，请单击或点击该部分的标题。
热门免费(Top free)- 下载次数最多的免费应用程序列表。要查看更多流行的免费应用程序，请单击或点击该部分的标题。
如何从Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)查找和安装应用程序(Find & Install Apps)
如果您想安装应用程序，您可以按类别浏览应用商店(Store)以查找所需内容，或者如果您知道要安装的应用程序的名称，则可以使用搜索栏。(Search Bar)
您可以看到商店(Store)搜索显示实时应用建议。您可以单击或点按建议，也可以单击或点按搜索按钮(search button)以显示结果页面。
在结果页面上，您可以应用三个过滤器：您可以按类别、价格过滤结果，也可以使用不同的标准对其进行排序。
每个应用程序都有自己的磁贴，其中显示其名称、评级和价格(rating and price)（如果适用）。单击(Click)磁贴以访问该应用程序的页面。
在这里，您可以找到有关您选择的应用程序的更多信息：屏幕截图、评级和评论、运行所需的权限或可以运行的处理器等详细信息，相关应用程序和(apps and apps)同一发布者创建的应用程序。要找到所有这些信息，您只需向右滚动即可。
要返回上一页，请单击或点击屏幕左上角的(left corner)返回(Back)箭头。
要安装应用程序，请按其页面上的安装按钮。(Install)
在安装应用程序时，您可以继续浏览应用商店(Store)。完成后，会显示一条通知，告诉您该应用程序已成功安装。
现在，您将能够在“应用程序”视图中找到已安装的应用程序，但(Apps)不能在“开始(Start)”屏幕上找到。
如何在安装之前了解有关应用程序的更多信息(App)
在安装免费应用程序时，如果应用程序不是您想要的，则不会有任何风险。您可以立即删除它，而不会损失任何金钱。但是，对于付费应用程序，您要确保购买该应用程序是值得的。这就是为什么Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)强制要求开发人员提供有关其应用程序的各种信息。然后所有这些信息都会显示在Store中。
在应用程序页面的左侧，您会找到有关它的一般信息：其价格、平均评分、简短说明和应用程序功能列表。如果您正在查看游戏，您还会找到它的ESRB 内容(ESRB content)分级。
向右滚动，您将看到您正在查看的应用程序或游戏的屏幕截图列表。(app or game)每张图片都有一个小的描述，告诉你你可以在这张照片中看到什么。在左上角，靠近主屏幕截图，您将看到一个缩略图列表。单击(Click)每个缩略图以查看新的屏幕截图。
在屏幕截图下方，您可以看到应用程序或游戏(app or game)的发布者、分配给它的类别以及大致大小。
下一部分是关于评级和评论的。在这里您可以查看其他用户对此的看法。
在左侧，您可以看到平均评分以及收到的评分总数以及这些评分的分布。在右侧，您可以阅读针对该应用或游戏(app or game)发布的最有用的评论。如果您想阅读所有评论，请单击或点击此部分的标题：“评分和评论”("Ratings and reviews")。
当您进一步向右滚动并查看(right and look)详细信息(Details)部分时，您可以找到有关应用程序或游戏(app or game)的更多详细信息。在那里，您可以找到有关此应用程序的最新版本以及该版本的新增功能、运行所需权限列表、支持的处理器列表、支持的语言和其他信息的说明，具体取决于您的应用程序或游戏(app or game)正在查看。
如果您发现该应用程序不合适，您还可以在此处向Microsoft报告该应用程序，方法是单击或点击以下链接：“报告此应用程序违反了商店的使用条款”("Report this app for violating the Store's Terms of Use")。
在应用程序页面的最后两个部分中，您将找到相关应用程序和(apps and apps)同一开发人员发布的应用程序。
如果您想查看任何这些部分中的所有应用程序，请单击或点击该部分的标题。
如何从Windows 应用商店审查(Windows Store)应用程序(App)
客观评论对可能想要安装应用程序的其他用户及其发布者很有用。当他们的应用程序或游戏(app or game)出现问题时，此类评论会向发布商提供良好的反馈。用户还可以阅读评论以更深入地了解应用程序的工作原理(app works)。
在Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)中查看应用程序相对简单。要查看应用程序，必须将其安装在您的设备上。逻辑(Logical)，对吧？
打开应用商店(Store)，然后打开您要查看的应用页面。在其应用页面上，您会注意到有一个部分显示：“评价此应用”("Rate this app")。向下滚动直到找到它。
按(Press)您想给正在审查的应用或游戏打的星数。(app or game)要撰写评论，请单击或点击您的评分下方的“撰写评论”("Write a review")链接。
这将打开写评论(Write a review)页面。您可以查看对该应用的评分，也可以更改它。任何评论都有两部分：标题(Title)和您的评论(Comments)。为了能够提交评论，您必须填写这两个字段并按提交(Submit)。要返回应用程序页面，请按取消(Cancel)按钮。
您必须等待一段时间才能发布您的评论，因为Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)需要一些时间来处理它。
您可以随时通过点击应用页面上的相应链接来更新您的评论，您首先在该页面上找到了“写评论”("Write a review")链接。该链接现在将显示“更新您的评论”("Update your review")。
请记住，好的评论是客观的评论，它提供有关您使用应用程序或游戏的体验的真实反馈。写类似“太棒了！”之类的东西。或“糟透了！” 对任何人都没有帮助。
结论
如您所见，Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)的组织非常好。发现应用程序、了解更多信息并安装它们是一件容易的事。
如果您使用它来查找和安装应用程序，请随时发表评论并与我们分享(comment and share)您的经验。
How to Find, Install and Review Apps in the Windows 8.1 Store
Windows Store is the place where Windows 8.1 users can find, install and update their apps. Because the Windows Store was launched with Windows 8, it does not yet have a large number of apps, like other app stores from Microsoft's competitors, but their number is increasing steadily. Since nobody wants an operating system without apps, you will want to use the Windows Store to discover and install apps and games of all kinds. In this article we will share how to browse the Store and use it to find apps, learn more about them, install them and review them.
How to Open the Windows Store
Opening the Store is done just like any other application in Windows 8.1. You can either open it from the Start screen or from the Apps view.
Click or tap the green live tile with the Store logo on it, to launch the app.
If you can't find the Store live tile, click or tap the Down arrow on the bottom left corner of the Start screen, to access the Apps view. On a screen with touch, swipe upwards while on the Start screen.
You will find the Store shortcut in the Shopping folder of the Apps view.
If you want to learn how to pin the Store to the Start screen, please read this article: The Complete Guide to Pinning Everything to the Windows 8.1 Start Screen.
What You Will Find on the Main Screen of the Windows Store
The main screen of the Store is divided into different sections, that help you browse through it and its collections of apps. The sections found on the main screen are the following:
Featured apps - At first you will see a big tile that works as slideshow, which recommends 5 apps picked by Microsoft. You can switch between them by using the up and down buttons.
This list of featured apps is different from region to region and it may include both local and global apps.
Top categories - Going to the right side of the features apps, you will see a long list of categories. You can view more categories of apps by clicking or tapping the "See more" link at the bottom of the list.
If you have an HD display, then the list of categories will have enough space to be displayed in its entirety and the "See more" link will be unavailable.
Picks for you - Apps recommended for you, based on the apps that you have installed on your Windows 8.1 PCs and devices. If you encounter apps that are not relevant to you, and you don't want them to be recommended anymore, click or tap the corresponding "Not interested" link.
If you want to view more recommended picks, click or tap the title of the section.
Trending - Apps that have a higher than average download rate. To see more trending apps, click or tap the title of the section.
New & Rising - Apps that were recently launched in the Store and that have a higher than average download rate. To see more new & rising apps, click or tap the title of the section.
Top paid - A list with the most downloaded paid apps. To see more popular paid apps, click or tap the title of the section.
Top free - A list with the most downloaded free apps. To see more popular free apps, click or tap the title of the section.
How to Find & Install Apps from the Windows Store
If you want to install an app, you can either browse the Store by category to find what you need, or you can use the Search Bar, if you know the name of the app that you want to install.
You can see that the Store search displays real time app suggestions. You can click or tap a suggestion or you can click or tap the search button to show the results page.
On the results page, you can apply three filters: you can filter the results by category, price, or you can sort them using different criteria.
Each app gets its own tile which displays its name, rating and price (if applicable). Click on a tile to get to the page of that app.
Here you can find more information about the app that you have selected: screenshots, ratings and reviews, details like the permissions it requires in order to work or the processors it can work on, related apps and apps created by the same publisher. All you have to do to find all this information is scroll to the right.
To go back to the previous page, click or tap the Back arrow in the top left corner of the screen.
To install the app, press the Install button on its page.
While the app is installing you can continue browsing the Store. When done, a notification is shown, telling you that the app has been installed successfully.
Now you will be able to find the installed app in the Apps view but not on the Start screen.
How to Learn More About an App Before Installing It
When comes to installing free apps, there is no risk involved in case the app isn't exactly what you were looking for. You can immediately remove it, without losing any money. However, when it comes to paid apps, you want to be sure that it's worth it buying the app. This is why the Windows Store makes it mandatory for developers to provide all kinds of information about their app. All this information is then displayed in the Store.
To the left side of an app's page, you will find general information about it: its price, average rating, a small description and a list with the features of the app. If you are looking at games, you will also find the ESRB content rating for it.
Scroll to the right and you will see a list of screenshots from the app or game you are looking at. Every picture has a small description, telling you what you can see in that photo. On the top left-side, near the main screenshot you will see a list of thumbnails. Click on each thumbnail to see a new screenshot.
Beneath the screenshots, you can see who published the app or game, the category that's assigned to it and the approximate size.
The next section is all about ratings and reviews. Here you can view the opinion other users had about it.
On the left, you can see the average rating as well as the total number of ratings received and a distribution of those ratings. To the right you can read the most helpful reviews that were published for that app or game. If you want to read all the reviews, click or tap the title of this section: "Ratings and reviews".
You can find more detailed information about an app or game, when you scroll further to the right and look at the Details section. There you can find the notes about the latest version of this app and what's new in that version, the list of permissions required in order to run, the list of supported processors, the supported languages and other information, depending on the app or game you are viewing.
Here you can also report the app to Microsoft, if you find it inappropriate, by clicking or tapping the link that says: "Report this app for violating the Store's Terms of Use".
In the last two sections on an app's page you will find related apps and apps published by the same developer.
If you want to see all the apps in any of these sections click or tap the title of the section.
How to Review an App from the Windows Store
Objective reviews are useful to other users who may want to install an app and to its publisher. Such reviews provide good feedback to publishers when something is not right with their app or game. Users can also read the reviews for a more in-depth picture of how an app works.
Reviewing an app in the Windows Store is relatively simple. To review an app, it has to be installed on your device. Logical, right?
Open the Store and then open the page of the app that you want to review. On its app page, you will notice that there is an section that says: "Rate this app". Scroll down until you find it.
Press the number of stars that you want to give to the app or game you are reviewing. To write a review, click or tap the "Write a review" link below your rating.
This will open the Write a review page. You can see your rating for this app and you can also change it. Any review has two parts: the Title and your Comments. To be able to submit a review, you must complete both fields and press Submit. To go back to the app's page, press the Cancel button.
Your will have to wait some time until your review is posted because it will take a bit to be processed by the Windows Store.
You can update your review at any time, by pressing the corresponding link on the app's page, where you first found the "Write a review" link. That link will now say "Update your review".
Please remember that a good review is an objective review, one which provides real feedback about your experience with an app or a game. Writing something like "It's great!" or "It sucks!" doesn't help anybody.
Conclusion
As you can see, the Windows Store is really well organized. Discovering apps, learning more about them and installing them is an easy thing to do.
If you have used it to find and install apps, please don't hesitate to leave a comment and share your experience with us.
