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Microsoft now permits uninstalling Edge, Bing, and OneDrive to adhere to the EU's Digital Markets Act. (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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These changes are only applicable to users in the EEA. For those outside the region, Windows will continue to function as it is!

The changes to Windows for DMA-compliance include:

You can now uninstall Edge and Bing web search using the built-in settings. Earlier, the option was greyed out.
Third-party web search application developers can now utilize the Windows search box in the taskbar using the instructions provided by Microsoft and choose any web browser to show results from the web.
Microsoft will no longer sign-in users to Edge, Bing, and Microsoft Start services during the initial Windows setup experience.
Data collected about the functioning of non-Microsoft apps, primarily bug detection and its effects on the OS, from Windows PCs will not be used for competitive purposes.
Microsoft, from now on, will need explicit user consent before combining data from the OS and other sources. It will also deliver new consent screens where required.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

If they ask for help to setup their phones someone more technical, so I do not see a problem.

How do you define sideloading then? Also preinstalled Play Store and Google services is the exact reason why they are asked for an email address, something I wish should not be by default.

But okey, just preinstalled store would not be a problem for me as long as everything is available to remove, even with a warn sigh. I don't want to evangelise here, but on Linux installs it's awesome how not only browser and store is preinstalled, but also useful stuff like file sharing client, FTP client, office suite, email client... depends on the distro, but it makes it easy to ask "hey, can you share it to me?" or do something without asking to install anything new, while all can be removed with no marks left.