Other features or issues related to Microsoft Partner Center
Trailer upload and configuration in Partner Center is controlled by the Store listing submission, not by a separate “enablement” on the account. The behavior described (only being able to upload the video and not seeing all fields, or seeing a read‑only listing) is consistent with working in a live/read‑only submission instead of creating a new submission and editing the Store listing there.
To add a trailer with all required fields, the process must follow these constraints from the Store listing system:
- Work in an editable submission
- Open the app in Partner Center → Apps and games → select the app.
- In Product release, create a new submission (for example, Update your product or similar) so that Store listings is editable. The current live submission (Store presence) is read‑only and will not allow changes.
- Use the Trailers and additional assets section correctly
- In the new submission, go to Store listings → select the language → Trailers and additional assets.
- Use Upload to add a trailer. For each trailer, all of the following must be provided before the submission can proceed:
- Video file: .mp4 or .mov, 1920×1080 resolution, within the size limits (up to 2 GB for PWA/MSIX guidance; up to 10 GB for general game publishing guidance).
- Thumbnail: .png, 1920×1080 pixels.
- Title: up to 255 characters.
- Optional but supported: Closed captions (.vtt, < 50 MB) and Audio descriptions (.mp3, < 500 MB).
- If only the video is uploaded and the thumbnail/title are missing, the UI will not consider the trailer complete and the submission cannot be finished.
- Respect trailer limits and requirements
- A product can have up to 15 trailers (30 for some PWA scenarios).
- Duration must be under 30 minutes.
- Do not include age ratings, IARC rating info, controller button glyphs, platform branding, or references to competing platforms in the trailer body.
- For games, provide a 16:9 Super hero art image (1920×1080 or 3840×2160 .png) so that trailers can appear at the top of the Store listing.
- Retail vs. sandbox behavior
- Videos/trailers are only shown to customers for Retail submissions. Dev sandbox submissions do not display videos in the Microsoft Store.
- If sandboxes are used, trailers must be uploaded to the RETAIL sandbox to appear on the public Store listing.
If, after creating a new submission and following these steps, the trailer pane still remains partially disabled or blocks progress, the remaining path is assisted support from Partner Center (App submission and certification → Submitting an app), as the platform must ensure the account and submission are in a healthy state before trailers can be fully edited.
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