Clarify system requirements section is optional in Partner Center (MSIX, MSI, PWA) (#6675)

* Clarify system requirements section is optional (MSIX, MSI, PWA)

Add a NOTE at the top of each system-requirements page explaining:
- The section is entirely optional
- Leaving it blank means no extra hardware warnings are published
- App download eligibility is governed by package target settings, not
  this section
- Only fill in if the app genuinely won't work without specific hardware

Also refresh ms.date on upload-app-packages.md (was 2022).

Addresses developer confusion about the CPU/Memory fields and what
happens when they're left blank.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

* Address Copilot feedback on system-requirements notes

- 'package's target platform settings' → 'submission's target platform
  settings' (MSIX) / 'submission's availability and targeting settings'
  (MSI/EXE, PWA) to match Partner Center terminology for each path
- 'Only fill in if won't function correctly' → 'Fill in to communicate
  minimum or recommended hardware' — removes overly strict framing that
  excluded the valid recommended-hardware use case
- Update ms.date to 04/21/2026 in all 3 files

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

Author: GrantMeStrength

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/msi/system-requirements.md

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 ---
 description: System requirements page helps you indicate if certain hardware features are required or recommended to run and interact with your MSI/EXE app properly.
 title: System requirements for MSI/EXE app
-ms.date: 10/30/2022
+ms.date: 04/21/2026
 ms.topic: article
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 
 # System requirements for MSI/EXE app
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> This section is optional. If you leave it blank, no additional hardware requirements are published for your app, and the Store won't display hardware-based warnings based on this section. App download eligibility is still governed by your submission's availability and targeting settings. Fill in this section to communicate minimum or recommended hardware requirements to customers.
+
 **System Requirements** (Touch screen, Keyboard, Mouse, Camera, NFC HCE, NFC Proximity, Bluetooth LE, Telephony, Microphone, Memory, DirectX, Dedicated GPU Memory, Processor, Graphics)
 
 :::image type="content" source="images/msiexe-system-requirements.png" lightbox="images/msiexe-system-requirements.png" alt-text="A screenshot of the Properties section where you can provide system requirements for your app.":::

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/msix/system-requirements.md

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 ---
 description: System requirements page helps you indicate if certain hardware features are required or recommended to run and interact with your MSIX app properly.
 title: System requirements for MSIX app
-ms.date: 10/30/2022
+ms.date: 04/21/2026
 ms.topic: article
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 
 # System requirements for MSIX apps
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> This section is optional. If you leave it blank, no additional hardware requirements are published for your app, and the Store won't display hardware-based warnings based on this section. App download eligibility is still governed by your submission's target platform settings (such as target OS version, architecture, and device family). Fill in this section to communicate minimum or recommended hardware requirements to customers.
+
 In this section, you have the option to indicate if certain hardware features are required or recommended to run and interact with your app properly. You can check the box (or indicate the appropriate option) for each hardware item where you would like to specify **Minimum hardware** and/or **Recommended hardware**.
 
 :::image type="content" source="images/msix-system-requirements.png" lightbox="images/msix-system-requirements.png" alt-text="A screenshot showing the system requirements table section for MSIX/PWA app.":::

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/msix/upload-app-packages.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 description: The Packages page allows you to upload the installers and files for your MSIX app. Once uploaded, a table will display the packages, showing which will be offered to specific Windows 10 device families (and earlier OS versions if applicable), in ranked order.
 title: Upload MSIX app packages
-ms.date: 10/30/2022
+ms.date: 04/21/2026
 ms.topic: article
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/pwa/system-requirements.md

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 ---
 description: System requirements page helps you indicate if certain hardware features are required or recommended to run and interact with your PWA app properly.
 title: System requirements for PWA
-ms.date: 10/30/2022
+ms.date: 04/21/2026
 ms.topic: article
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 
 # System requirements for PWAs
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> This section is optional. If you leave it blank, no additional hardware requirements are published for your app, and the Store won't display hardware-based warnings based on this section. App download eligibility is still governed by your submission's availability and targeting settings. Fill in this section to communicate minimum or recommended hardware requirements to customers.
+
 In this section, you have the option to indicate if certain hardware features are required or recommended to run and interact with your app properly. You can check the box (or indicate the appropriate option) for each hardware item where you would like to specify **Minimum hardware** and/or **Recommended hardware**.
 
 If you make selections for **Recommended hardware**, those items will be displayed in your product's Store listing as recommended hardware for customers on Windows 10, version 1607 or later. Customers on earlier OS versions will not see this info.