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hub/apps/publish/analyze-app-performance/msi-exe.md

@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ ms.localizationpriority: medium
 
 # Analyze performance for MSI or EXE apps
 
-In Partner Center, you have access to detailed analytics for your MSI or EXE applications that are published through the Microsoft Store. Use statistics and charts to monitor how these Microsoft Store–published apps are performing, including insights into customer reach, app health, usage, and customer feedback. You can view analytic reports directly in Partner Center, or [download the reports](https://learn.microsoft.com/partner-center/insights/download-analytic-reports) you need to analyze your data offline.
+In Partner Center, you have access to detailed analytics for your MSI or EXE applications that are published through the Microsoft Store. Use statistics and charts to monitor how these Microsoft Store–published apps are performing, including insights into customer reach, app health, usage, and customer feedback. You can view analytic reports directly in Partner Center, or [download the reports](/partner-center/insights/download-analytic-reports) you need to analyze your data offline.
 
 To access analytics for MSI or EXE apps:
 1. Go to [Apps & games](https://partner.microsoft.com/dashboard/apps-and-games/overview) in Partner Center.
 3. Choose the MSI or EXE app you want to analyze.
 4. Select View Analytics to view the reports.
 
 >[!Note]
-> This page applies only to MSI/EXE apps that are published via the Microsoft Store. For information on MSIX apps, check out [Analyze performance for MSIX apps and games.](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/publish/analyze-app-performance/msix) 
+> This page applies only to MSI/EXE apps that are published via the Microsoft Store. For information on MSIX apps, check out [Analyze performance for MSIX apps and games.](/windows/apps/publish/analyze-app-performance/msix) 
 
 ### View key analytics for all your apps 
 

hub/apps/publish/analyze-app-performance/msix.md

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ ms.localizationpriority: medium
 
 # Analyze performance for MSIX apps and games
 
-Use Partner Center analytics to understand how your MSIX-packaged apps and games published through the Microsoft Store are performing. Partner Center provides reports that show how many customers you are reaching, how they discover and acquire your Microsoft Store listing, how they use your app, and how reliably it runs on their devices. You can [view these reports](https://partner.microsoft.com/dashboard/insights/analytics/reports/summary) in Partner Center, or [export the data for analysis](https://learn.microsoft.com/partner-center/insights/download-analytic-reports) in your own tools.
+Use Partner Center analytics to understand how your MSIX-packaged apps and games published through the Microsoft Store are performing. Partner Center provides reports that show how many customers you are reaching, how they discover and acquire your Microsoft Store listing, how they use your app, and how reliably it runs on their devices. You can [view these reports](https://partner.microsoft.com/dashboard/insights/analytics/reports/summary) in Partner Center, or [export the data for analysis](/partner-center/insights/download-analytic-reports) in your own tools.
 
 >[!Note]
-> This page applies only to MSIX apps that are published via the Microsoft Store. For information on MSI/EXE apps, check out [Analyze performance for MSI or EXE apps.](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/publish/analyze-app-performance/msi-exe) 
+> This page applies only to MSIX apps that are published via the Microsoft Store. For information on MSI/EXE apps, check out [Analyze performance for MSI or EXE apps.](/windows/apps/publish/analyze-app-performance/msi-exe) 
 
 </br>
 You can watch the following video to understand how to use Analytic APIs.

hub/apps/publish/faq/submit-your-app.md

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Search terms are not shown to users but play a crucial role in helping your app
 <details>
 <summary><strong>How can I manage who receives submission notifications in Partner Center?</strong></summary>
 
-After publishing an app, the **owner** of your developer account is always notified about the publishing status and required actions via email and through the [Action Center](https://learn.microsoft.com/partner-center/action-center-overview) in Partner Center. 
+After publishing an app, the **owner** of your developer account is always notified about the publishing status and required actions via email and through the [Action Center](/partner-center/action-center-overview) in Partner Center. 
 
 To ensure delivery of these critical notifications, the owner must verify their email address via [My Preferences](https://partner.microsoft.com/dashboard/actioncenter/mypreferences) in Action Center.
 

hub/apps/publish/msstore-dev-cli/github-actions.md

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ To understand how to set up pre-requisites for the app update process, check out
 ## Pre-requisite
 
 1. Register as a Windows app developer in [Partner Center](https://storedeveloper.microsoft.com/). 
-2. Have a tenant associated with your Partner Center account. You can achieve that by either [associating an existing Microsoft Entra ID in Partner Center](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/publish/partner-center/associate-existing-azure-ad-tenant-with-partner-center-account) or by [creating a new Microsoft Entra ID in Partner Center](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/publish/partner-center/create-new-azure-ad-tenant). 
-3. [Register](https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-register-app) an application in Microsoft Entra ID 
+2. Have a tenant associated with your Partner Center account. You can achieve that by either [associating an existing Microsoft Entra ID in Partner Center](/windows/apps/publish/partner-center/associate-existing-azure-ad-tenant-with-partner-center-account) or by [creating a new Microsoft Entra ID in Partner Center](/windows/apps/publish/partner-center/create-new-azure-ad-tenant). 
+3. [Register](/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-register-app) an application in Microsoft Entra ID 
 4. Next, from the Microsoft Entra applications tab under User management page in the Account settings section of Partner Center, add the Microsoft Entra ID application that represents the app or service that you will use to access submissions for your Partner Center account. Make sure you assign this application the Manager role. 
 5. The app you want to update must already be published and live in Microsoft Store. 
 6. Required IDs and Secrets:  
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ The above workflows will do the following in the background:
   * Authenticate your Microsoft Store Partner Center account using the secrets you configured (Tenant ID, Client ID, Client Secret, Seller ID). 
   * Use the Microsoft Store Developer CLI (msstore) to obtain base metadata and publish the updated package or metadata to the Microsoft Store.
 
-For more information on commands, refer [Microsoft Store Developer CLI (MSIX)](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/publish/msstore-dev-cli/overview).
+For more information on commands, refer [Microsoft Store Developer CLI (MSIX)](/windows/apps/publish/msstore-dev-cli/overview).
 
 ## [MSI/EXE](#tab/msiexe)
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ The above workflows will do the following in the background:
   * Authenticate your Microsoft Store Partner Center account using the secrets you configured (Tenant ID, Client ID, Client Secret, Seller ID). 
   * Use the Microsoft Store Developer CLI (msstore) to obtain base package info and metadata and publish the updated package or metadata to the Microsoft Store.
 
-For more information on commands, refer  [Microsoft Store Developer CLI (MSI/EXE)](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/publish/msstore-dev-cli/overview-exe).
+For more information on commands, refer  [Microsoft Store Developer CLI (MSI/EXE)](/windows/apps/publish/msstore-dev-cli/overview-exe).
 
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/add-on/app-certification-process.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ After the certification process is complete, you'll get a certification report t
 When your app passes certification, it's ready to move to the **Publishing** process.
 
 - If you've indicated that your submission should be published as soon as possible (the default option), the publishing process will begin right away.
-- If this is the first time you've published the app, and you specified a **Release date** in the [Schedule](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling) section, the app will become available according to your **Release date** selections.
+- If this is the first time you've published the app, and you specified a **Release date** in the [Schedule](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling-for-add-ons) section, the app will become available according to your **Release date** selections.
 - If you've used [Publishing hold options](./manage-submission-options.md#publishing-hold-options) to specify that it should not be released until a certain date, we'll wait until that date to begin the publishing process, unless you select **Change release date**.
 - If you've used [Publishing hold options](./manage-submission-options.md#publishing-hold-options) to specify that you want to publish the submission manually, we won't start the publishing process until you select **Publish now** (or select **Change release date** and pick a specific date).
 

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/add-on/manage-submission-options.md

@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ The **Submission options** page of the app submission process is where you can p
 
 ## Publishing hold options
 
-By default, we'll publish your submission as soon as it passes certification (or per any dates you specified in the [Schedule](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling) section of the **Configure release schedule** page). You can optionally choose to place a hold on publishing your submission until a certain date, or until you manually indicate that it should be published. The options in this section are described below.
+By default, we'll publish your submission as soon as it passes certification (or per any dates you specified in the [Schedule](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling-for-add-ons) section of the **Configure release schedule** page). You can optionally choose to place a hold on publishing your submission until a certain date, or until you manually indicate that it should be published. The options in this section are described below.
 
 ### Publish your submission as soon as it passes certification (or per dates you specify)
 
-**Publish this submission as soon as it passes certification (or per dates you selected in the Schedule section)** is the default selection, and means that your submission will begin the publishing process as soon as it passes certification, unless you have configured dates in the [Schedule](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling) section of the **Configure release schedule** page.
+**Publish this submission as soon as it passes certification (or per dates you selected in the Schedule section)** is the default selection, and means that your submission will begin the publishing process as soon as it passes certification, unless you have configured dates in the [Schedule](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling-for-add-ons) section of the **Configure release schedule** page.
 
 For most submissions, we recommend keeping the **Publishing hold options** section set to the default. If you want your submission to be published on specific dates, configure those dates in the **Schedule** section. The default publishing hold option will ensure your submission is not published before the dates you set in the **Schedule** section. Your product will become available to customers in the Store based on the schedule you specify.
 

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/add-on/price-and-availability.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ For more info, see [Visibility options](./visibility-options.md).
 
 By default (unless you have selected one of the **Hidden in the Microsoft Store** options in the **Visibility** section), your add-on will be available to customers as soon as it passes certification and complete the publishing process. To choose other dates, select **Show options** to expand this section.
 
-For more info, see [Configure precise release scheduling](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling).
+For more info, see [Configure precise release scheduling](./configure-release-schedule.md#configure-precise-release-scheduling-for-add-ons).
 
 ## Pricing
 

hub/apps/publish/store-business-verification-reqs.md

@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ Contact [developer support](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/support/?tab
 
 ## Verifiable Credentials (VC) Vetting Service 
 
-* For more information on Verifiable Credentials, [see the FAQ](https://learn.microsoft.com/partner-center/enroll/get-verifiable-credentials)
-* Verifiable Credentials support [can be found here](https://learn.microsoft.com/partner-center/support/report-problems-with-partner-center#contact-support-using-partner-center-ai-assistant)
-* [Submit a help ticket here](https://learn.microsoft.com/partner-center/support/report-problems-with-partner-center#contact-support-using-partner-center-ai-assistant)
+* For more information on Verifiable Credentials, [see the FAQ](/partner-center/enroll/get-verifiable-credentials)
+* Verifiable Credentials support [can be found here](/partner-center/support/report-problems-with-partner-center#contact-support-using-partner-center-ai-assistant)
+* [Submit a help ticket here](/partner-center/support/report-problems-with-partner-center#contact-support-using-partner-center-ai-assistant)
 
 
 ## Additional resources

hub/package-manager/winget/index.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ WinGet is included in the App Installer. To try the latest Windows Package Manag
 
 - Download the latest [WinGet preview version](https://aka.ms/getwingetpreview). Read the [Release notes for WinGet preview](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases) to learn about any new features. Installing this package will give you the preview version of the WinGet client, but it will not enable automatic updates of new preview versions from the Microsoft Store.
 
-- Use a Microsoft Account (MSA), work, school or Azure Active Directory (AAD) account to sign up for the [Windows Insider Program](https://insider.windows.com/) in the Canary or Dev [Channels](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-insider/flighting). The Windows Insider Canary and Dev Channels include automatic updates of new preview versions of WinGet from the Microsoft Store.
+- Use a Microsoft Account (MSA), work, school or Azure Active Directory (AAD) account to sign up for the [Windows Insider Program](https://insider.windows.com/) in the Canary or Dev [Channels](/windows-insider/flighting). The Windows Insider Canary and Dev Channels include automatic updates of new preview versions of WinGet from the Microsoft Store.
 
 ### Install WinGet on Windows Sandbox
 

hub/web/apis.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This list covers a broad spectrum of APIs from across Microsoft that may interes
 
 - **[Bing Ads API](/advertising/guides/)**: Bing Ads is a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising platform used to display ads based on the keywords used in a user’s search query.
 
-- **[Bing Knowledge Widget](https://www.bing.com/widget/knowledge)**: Enhances your web site with the power of the Bing knowledge repository and provides your users relevant information about the entities detected within the context of your page.
+- **Bing Knowledge widget**: Enhances your web site with the power of the Bing knowledge repository and provides your users relevant information about the entities detected within the context of your page.
 
 - **[Bing Maps REST Services API](/bingmaps/rest-services/)**: Services for performing tasks such as geocoding, reverse-geocoding, routing and static imagery.