
Unlike its predecessors, Microsoft Solitaire Collection is updated via the Microsoft Store and communicates with a Microsoft server in order to track achievements and offer daily challenges. At the time, the developers considered the game a tool for helping users become more familiar with Windows 8.

The app's hub-based design was originally inspired by the design for Windows 8's Start screen in 2012. (An older version of Pyramid was previously bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2 under the name "Tut's Tomb", and an older version of TriPeaks was previously bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 both made the cut for Microsoft Entertainment Pack.) Unlike the games included in Windows 7 and earlier versions, Microsoft Solitaire Collection is freemium adware with Xbox Live integration.

It also introduces Pyramid and TriPeaks to Windows for the first time, as well as new daily challenges and themes. It combines the Solitaire, FreeCell and Spider Solitaire titles that were included with previous versions of Windows.

Microsoft Solitaire Collection is a video game developed by Microsoft Casual Games and published by Xbox Game Studios for Microsoft Windows. It has come to my attention that the YT channel in the link are no longer updating their daily challenges so thought I'd add the one that I used, he doesn't post for every challenge only the ones abive medium but I've never had a challenge that I couldn't finish missing & most importantly, he still seem to be uploading videos on a regular base & has uploaded last a few days ago.
