Microsoft has shared plans for updates to both Windows 10 and Windows 11, aiming to make the operating system (OS) comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Economic Area (EEA). These changes will lessen the necessity for users to rely on Microsoft’s own apps and services.
Among the notable adjustments in the EEA updates, one noteworthy shift is that Windows will cease annoying users with prompts to make Microsoft Edge their preferred browser. At present, Windows occasionally displays a notification urging the user to set Edge as their default browser, even when Edge isn’t active.
Moving on, Windows will no longer perform this action. Instead, it will prompt the user to make Edge their default web browser when Edge is launched. Furthermore, choosing a third-party browser as default will also make it the default for more links and file types, and it will be automatically pinned to the Taskbar.
From now on, third-party search providers will activate automatically during installation. Earlier, users needed to manually adjust Windows Search settings to enable a third-party search provider post-installation, but this step is no longer necessary.
Users residing in the European Economic Area (EEA) will soon have the option to remove the Microsoft Store app from their systems, a capability that isn’t available at present because it’s considered a system application. Microsoft clarifies that even after the Microsoft Store app is deleted, applications will still receive updates automatically, most likely through Windows Update.
Here are a few more changes coming to Windows 10 and Windows 11 in EEA markets:
- The Microsoft Bing app, which is a provider of web search experiences in Windows Search, now opens web content with the default browser in the EEA. This change is already available in Windows Insider builds and will finish rolling out to retail on Windows 10 and Windows 11 in early June.
- The Start Experiences app, which is a provider of widget and feed experiences in the Widgets Board and Lock Screen, now opens web content with the default browser in the EEA. This change will start rolling out in June to Windows 11. On Windows 10 there is no Widgets Board, instead, any application can create a dockable window on the Taskbar using desk bands. Microsoft Edge uses this capability for its News & Interests feature, which isn’t changing – it will continue opening web content directly.
- When Microsoft Edge is uninstalled, other Microsoft apps won’t prompt you to reinstall it in the EEA (excluding PWAs distributed in the Microsoft Store using Microsoft Edge technology). A few apps are still being updated with this change and will start rolling out in June to Windows 10 and Windows 11.
These updates that we’re working on are being tested with the Insider group right now. In the near future, they’ll become accessible to everyone.
These adjustments have been recently implemented for markets within the European Economic Area (EEA). Starting from 2023, our company made both Windows 10 and Windows 11 compliant with DMA regulations, which enabled users to remove Microsoft Edge and deactivate numerous ads throughout the operating system.
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2025-06-03 05:09