Arrow Launcher had it's five minutes of fame back in 2015 when it first launched as a Microsoft Garage Project. A Microsoft Garage Project is a project made by a Microsoft employee during their free time, not as their main thing. It was received relatively positively and now it has officially rebranded to "Microsoft Launcher", dropping the Microsoft Garage badge.

The most interesting change in Microsoft Launcher, compared to Arrow, is the introduction of Fluent Design outside of Windows 10. The new design features a familiar colour scheme and frosted glass effect seen in different variations of Windows 10 and Universal Windows Apps.