
As I never use the whatsapp web browser version myself. Thanks to u/humanzookeeping for giving me a heads up on this official download link to the standalone version from WhatsApp servers. Why this change? Why does everything move to the microsoft store? Which is a shame, because I got better performance from that than the MS Store version.
In My Library, you can check the app lists of All owned, Installed, or Ready to install, etc ⑭.You can no longer download standalone WhatsApp desktop version from their site. In settings, you can enable/disable the Update apps automatically option ⑪. Microsoft Store will still allow you to download and install the app on this computer. If you don’t want to sign in wih an account, please select ⑧. Signing in with a Microsoft account allows you to use this app on any compatible devices with the same account. If you didn’t sign in with a Microsoft account, once you get a new app and you will always get a reminder that Microsoft Store asks for sign in with a Microsoft account. After entering Show all page, there are more filters on the upper side that could be used to search for apps as you need ⑥. Select ⑪, you can check the app lists of All owned, Installed, or Ready to install. In App settings, you can enable/disable the Update apps automatically option ⑩. Here you can learn more about Microsoft account. The latest Microsoft Store may ask your Microsoft account when you want to get a new app. Microsoft Store will start to download and install it. Choose an app or game you want to download, and then select ⑦.
After entering the See all page, expand Filters to show more categories and search for apps as you need ⑥. If you want to check more categories, please select ⑤ at the end of the row.
Scroll down on this page, and then you will see the Top free apps section. You can click ③ to find the apps you need, or there are app categories on the left-side tab ④. Type and search in the Windows search bar ①, then click ②. Please go to the corresponding instruction based on the current Windows operating system on your computer: