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Is it safe to delete this file from my desktop? (Microsoft.Services.Store.winmd)
A few days ago I installed Okular on my Windows 11 system, and after that, this file showed up on my desktop: Microsoft.Services.Store.winmd. I haven't touched it since, because I have no idea what i...
Yes, it's safe to delete.
icrosoft.Services.Store.winmd is a WinRT metadata file — it just describes the Microsoft Store API types/interfaces so that apps and tools know how to talk to Store-related APIs. It contains no actual code or executable logic, just type definitions used by language projections at build/compile time. On its own it does nothing and runs nothing.