Register as a Windows Developer
Before you can publish an app to the Windows Store, you must first register as a Windows Store developer. You can sign up at the Windows Store Dashboard on the Windows Dev Center by selecting the menu option Project, Store, Open Developer Account within Visual Studio (see Figure 1.30).
FIGURE 1.30 Register as a Windows Store developer
The sign-up procedure is painless. Currently, it costs either $49 (for an individual account) or $99 (for a company account) a year to become a registered Windows Store developer, or it is free with a MSDN subscription.
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