Music section starts to disappear from the Windows 10 Microsoft Store

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Published on December 14, 2017

published on December 14, 2017

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A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft announced two sad news for music fans: not only will the company discontinue its Groove Music Pass service at the end of the year, but it will also stop selling digital music in the Microsoft Store. As noted by MSPoweruser today, the version 11712.1000.109.0 of the Microsoft Store app, now available to download for Fast Ring Insiders has already removed the music section from the store.

The updated Microsoft Store app (right) has removed the Music section and brought back transparency effects on mobile.

On Windows 10 Mobile, this new version of the Microsoft Store app also brings back the sidebar transparency effects that recently disappeared from the mobile app. For now, music buying is still available from the web as well as the non-Insider version of the Microsoft Store app. However, it if you previously bought music from the company’s digital distribution platform, you need to make sure to download it by December 31 otherwise you’ll definitely lose access to it.

Are you disappointed by Microsoft’s decision to stop selling music on its Store, and do you fear Movies & TV and Books could be next on the chopping block? Let us know below.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.