Huawei laptops have reportedly been taken down from the Microsoft store

Following US President Donald Trump’s executive orders to put Huawei Technologies on a trade blacklist, Microsoft has reportedly removed Huawei laptops from their e-store. A report by The Verge points out that Microsoft has stopped selling Huawei’s MateBook X Pro laptop at the company’s online store. In fact, it says that in the US, searching for any Huawei hardware shows no results at the Microsoft Store. Notably, though, while **Google has pulled back Android services from all new Huawei devices** , Microsoft has remained silent on a potential Windows ban. [caption id=“attachment_6145731” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”]  Huawei Matebook X Pro[/caption] A Windows ban on Huawei could mean a large impact on Huawei’s server solutions. Microsoft and Huawei operate a hybrid cloud solution for Microsoft’s Azure stack, using Microsoft-certified Huawei servers. Meanwhile, **according to a recent report** , the US administration is considering Huawei-like sanctions on Chinese video surveillance firm Hikvision. The restrictions would reportedly limit Hikvision’s ability to buy tech from companies in the US and American companies, in-turn, may have to obtain the government’s approval to supply components to the Chinese firm. The United States has accused Huawei of activities related to national security, a charge Huawei denies. However, this week the Trump administration granted the firm a  **license to buy US goods until 19 Aug to minimise disruption**  for customers.