Microsoft has already announced that the Windows
Store feature in Windows 8 would list a selection of desktop apps. However, the store front would not provide a way to directly download them like Windows Store does for Windows 8 Metro apps. Late on Friday,
the official Windows Store blog posted up a new entry with more information on how desktop app developers can have their products listed in the Windows Store.
As we have reported before, desktop apps that appear in the Windows Store must provide a link to download those apps outside the Windows Store user interface. In order to submit desktop apps for a possible listing, a developer must first download and run the
Windows App Certification Kit on their desktop app. After the developer submits the results of the certification kit to Microsoft, the
company will then either approve or reject the results. If Microsoft approves the results, the developer then sends the listing for the desktop app; it must include information about the app and a URL link to where people can download and/or purchase the app.