Microsoft claims that users can now find an app for anything they’d want to do

Jul 3, 2013 07:11 GMT  ·  By

Windows 8.1 Preview sure comes with lots of improvements for Windows 8 adopters, but it also removes some of the features implemented into the built-in Metro apps.

While this could clearly be a major drawback for some users, Microsoft claims that it’s all happening because the Windows Store now comes with a wide variety of apps, so you can find a user-friendly tool for basically every little thing you wish to do on your PC.

The Photos app, for example, removes support for Facebook, SkyDrive, and Flickr images, so this particular tool can now be used to access locally-stored photos exclusively.

Microsoft has already confirmed that Facebook is working on a dedicated Metro client, but no other specifics have been provided.

“In Windows 8, we wanted to provide a way for folks to view their photos on other services knowing there would be few (if any) apps in the store at launch that would do so. Now there are many apps in the store that offer ways to view photos on other services and soon there will even be a Facebook app from Facebook,” a Microsoft employee wrote on the company’s community forums.

“We’re confident Facebook will offer great ways to view and engage socially with photos on Facebook. We welcome Flickr to do the same. In addition, the People app still offers the ability to socially engage with your friends and even your own photos.”

Microsoft recently announced that the built-in Windows Store passed the 100,000 app mark, explaining that more and more developers are now porting their software solutions to the new Modern UI.

In addition, the company confirmed that several exciting apps are coming to Windows 8, including top Disney games, an official Facebook client, and tools designed by Rhapsody and OpenTable, specifically designed to make the most of the Metro environment.