Introduction
Microsoft has launched Windows 8. It comes with many new feature such as charms bar, Start screen, Windows 8 Store etc. Of all of them, the Windows Store is the new feature in Windows 8 that is a collection of Metro Apps and Metro Games. By using Windows 8 Store you can directly download and install Metro Apps and Metro Games for Windows 8. You don't need to open a browser application. If you want to open the Windows 8 Store then you can open it by the Metro Start Screen.
In this article we are going to explain how to search for applications in the Windows 8 Store. When you open the Windows 8 Store and you want to search for a specific application or game then there is not a search option by which you can search, unlike websites opend through a browser. If you want to search for apps then we have to use the Search box of the Metro UI.
Step 1
Open the Store from the Metro Start Screen.
Step 2
After opening the Windows 8 Store, move the cursor on the Right-bottom corner and select "Search".
Step 3
In the Search box type the application or game name that you want to search for.
Step 4
After typing the application name click on "Store". The Search Application Results will be shown.
Step 5
In this step click on the application that you want to Download and Install.
Step 6
In this step click on "Install" to install the application. Wait some minutes for the application to download and install.
Step 7
After installation, a "Application was Installed" message will be displayed on the top corner. Now you can open the application from the Metro Start Screen.
Summary
In this article, we learned about How to Search Store Apps in Windows 8.