Microsoft Store Individual Developers Free Registration
Microsoft has now made it possible for individual developers to publish applications on the Microsoft store with no onboarding fees for developers in nearly 200 markets worldwide that removes a key point of friction that empowers more developers to get started with developing applications on the Windows ecosystem. Developers who have powerful ideas don't need to pay to get started and many applications can benefit by connecting with users, driving traffic to applications and providing sales funnel insights. Developers wanting to get started with publishing their applications to the Microsoft Store can do so by visiting storedeveloper.microsoft.com.
Onboarding for individual developers to publish applications on the Microsoft Store means you can just sign in with a personal Microsoft account and follow the guided, modern UI including lightweight identity verification using a valid government issued ID and your selfie which is supported in all markets worldwide along with a streamlined setup with auto-filled profile details with instant access once verified to Partner Centre to allow you to go from sign-up to app submission in minutes.
Microsoft Store reaches over 250 million users each month with all types of applications welcome such as Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Forms and Windows App SDK applications along with Universal Windows Platform. Progressive Web Applications, .NET MAUI or Electron applications with no code changes required. Microsoft Store offers trusted distribution to deliver secure installations and via Intune reach enterprise customers. Microsoft Store offers commerce platform at low revenue share rates and for non-game apps developers can use their own commerce systems and keep all the revenue.
Microsoft Store has complementary hosting on Microsoft's infrastructure, free signing to boost trust and security and support automatic updates to allow users to always have the latest version of an application when developers package their applications as MSIX. Microsoft Store offers these built-in services to reduce overhead and let developers focus on building great experiences.
Source: Microsoft - Windows Blogs - Free developer registration for individual developers on Microsoft Store