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### Tips for choosing a great app name

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If your app is already in the Store and you want to rename it, you can do so by reserving a new name for it (by following the steps described above) and then creating a new submission for the app.
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To update a Store listing so that it uses the new name, go to the [Store listing page](../.././publish-your-app/msi/add-and-edit-store-listing-info.md) for that language and select the name from the **Product name** dropdown. Be sure to review your description and other parts of the listing for any mentions of the name and make updates if needed.
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To update a Store listing so that it uses the new name, go to the [Store listing page](../../publish-your-app/msi/add-and-edit-store-listing-info.md) for that language and select the name from the **Product name** dropdown. Be sure to review your description and other parts of the listing for any mentions of the name and make updates if needed.
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> If your app has packages and/or Store listings in multiple languages, you'll need to update the packages and/or Store listings for every language in which the name needs to be updated.

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Previously, developers specified the age rating for their app rather than completing the questionnaire. Below, find the previous Microsoft Store age ratings breakdown:
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Previously, developers specified the age rating for their app rather than completing the questionnaire. Below, find the previous Microsoft Store age ratings breakdown
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<summary>View previous Microsoft Store age ratings</summary>
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| 3+ (Suitable for young children) | These apps contain content suitable for young children. There may be minimal comic violence in non-realistic, cartoon form. Characters should not resemble or be associated with real life characters. There should be no content that could be frightening, and there should be no nudity or references to sexual or criminal activity. Apps with this age rating also cannot enable features that could access content or functionality unsuitable for young children, such as uncontrolled online sharing of information (such as that described under the 12+ ratings category). |
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| 7+ (Suitable for ages 7 and older) | Apps with this age rating have the same criteria as the 3+ applications, except these apps can include content that might frighten a younger audience and can contain partial nudity, as long as the nudity doesn't refer to sexual activity. This rating should only be used for apps where the content is suitable for children. |
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| 12+ (Suitable for ages 12 and older) | Apps with this age rating can contain increased nudity of a non-sexual nature, slightly graphic violence towards non-realistic characters, or non-graphic violence towards realistic human or animal characters. This age rating might also include profanity, but not of a sexual nature. Also, apps with this age rating or higher may allow for uncontrolled: (i) access to online social networks, or (ii) sharing of personal info with third parties, including other gamers or online acquaintances. (For such activity to be considered controlled, your app must include parental control features that require parental permission to use such sharing features, and you must identify those and explain their functionality in the [Notes for certification](./product-declarations.md#notes-for-certification).) |
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| 12+ (Suitable for ages 12 and older) | Apps with this age rating can contain increased nudity of a non-sexual nature, slightly graphic violence towards non-realistic characters, or non-graphic violence towards realistic human or animal characters. This age rating might also include profanity, but not of a sexual nature. Also, apps with this age rating or higher may allow for uncontrolled: (i) access to online social networks, or (ii) sharing of personal info with third parties, including other gamers or online acquaintances. (For such activity to be considered controlled, your app must include parental control features that require parental permission to use such sharing features, and you must identify those and explain their functionality in the [Notes for certification](/hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/msi/product-declarations.md#notes-for-certification).) |
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| 16+ (Suitable for ages 16 and older) | Apps with this age rating can depict realistic violence with minimal blood, and they can depict sexual activity. They can also contain drug or tobacco use and criminal activities, and more profanity than would be allowed in a 12+ app, within the limits laid out in the Store Policies. |
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**The Microsoft Store organizes apps into the following categories and subcategories.**
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| Books + reference | E-reader<br>Fiction<br>Nonfiction<br>Reference | Apps which provide interactive ways to access content which is generally printed form | e-reader, book reader, comics, novels |
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| Sports | (None) | Apps which provide information on upcoming sport events, live scores, statistics etc. | live scores, statistics, ticket booking, reports, news |
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| Utilities + tools | Backup + manage<br>File managers | Apps which assist user in solving problems or completing specific tasks | file manager, calculators, barcode scanner, measurement, remote controls, file backup, cloud storage, file conversion, PDF editor |
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| Casino | Games which allow players to play gambling games online |
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| Educational | Games that are related to learning new skill or a topic in an interactive way |
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| Fighting | Games which allow user to experience combat battles |
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| Multi-Player Online Battle Arena | Games where the players use weapons with defined range to fight against each other |
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| Music | Games related to guessing music, interaction-based music |
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| Word | Games related to guessing words based on puzzles/riddles |
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