Soon, you will be able to shop for Microsoft and partner hardware right from the Microsoft Store app. Microsoft watcher, Walking Cat, has discovered a hidden link to the Store, which opens the Surface product page in the app. The page lists the various Surface devices on offer along with Surface accessories. Interestingly, neither the Surface Book nor the Surface Book 2 are listed on the page yet.
To access the dedicated Surface page, simply type ms-windows-store://navigatetopage/?PageName=ShopSurface into the address bar of the Edge browser (other browsers will not work) or the Run dialog box. This will open the Store app featuring the dedicated product page for the Surface range of devices and their accessories. You can directly initiate a purchase via the Store listing and it supports Windows Hello for purchase authentication. Apparently, according to user yepp on MSPoweruser, some Windows 10 Mobile handsets are also accessible via hidden links. For example, the Acer Liquid Jade Primo Bundle can be accessed via the link ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=8w7zvl8321jq.
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— WalkingCat (@h0x0d) October 28, 2017
Over the past week, Microsoft has pushed an update to the Windows Store app on all PCs and mobile devices, and re-branded the app to Microsoft Store. Just like how the company is unifying its core Windows OS across platforms, this is a move to consolidate the various Stores split across PC, mobile, Xbox, HoloLens, and now physical hardware. While there is no exact information on when this feature will go public, it is very much likely that the new Microsoft Store will feature other products such the Xbox consoles, partner PC hardware, Mixed Reality headsets, and much more.