Windows to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Economic Area

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https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/16/previewing-changes-in-windows-to-comply-with-the-digital-markets-act-in-the-european-economic-area/

..All apps in Windows can be uninstalled. Of course, apps can always be installed again from the Microsoft Store and internet. Settings > Apps > Installed apps continue to show all the apps installed on the PC and we’ve added the ability to uninstall:

Camera
Cortana
Web Search from Microsoft Bing, in the EEA
Microsoft Edge, in the EEA
Photos..

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I’m in Ireland so I’ll be curiously looking at this one.

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Releasing Windows 11 Builds 22621.2787 and 22631.2787 to the Release Preview Channel

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Builds 22621.2787 and 22631.2787 (KB5032288) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2 (Build 22621) and version 23H2 (Build 22631).

This update includes the following features and improvements:

On Windows 11, version 23H2 – this update previews changes in Windows to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Economic Area…

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When is an app not an app? When it’s a component:

Start menu’s All Apps list has been renamed to All and operating system components are labeled with “system”.

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https://www.ghacks.net/2023/11/18/you-can-remove-edge-and-bing-search-on-windows-11-even-if-you-dont-live-in-europe/

You will need to change to an EEA country

..Microsoft announced this week that users in the European Economic Area will soon be able to remove Bing and Edge from Windows 11. Users from all European Union countries as well as those from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein will also be able to disable some ads and gain a couple of other privileges…

What Microsoft failed to reveal is that it is indeed possible to make changes in the Registry to unlock the privileges, at least in development editions. It is too early to tell if the modifications apply to stable versions of Windows 11 as well. The first stable version is expected in the first half of 2024 and tests will show then if the Registry tweaks work for these versions as well…

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