Microsoft stops promoting Edge in Microsoft Windows 11 or 10 when changing default settings

The latest Digital Markets Act (DMA) updates brings many modifications to Microsoft Windows and different Microsoft apps and providers. One necessary change is said to Edge pop-ups. When you attempt to change your default browser, you’ll now not see promotional pop-ups for Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 and 11.

Previously, a pop-up touting the Edge browser’s advantages appeared once you tried switching to a different browser like Chrome. You may need additionally seen Microsoft Edge promotions underneath the “Featured app” part when altering the “Open with” settings in Microsoft Windows 11 or 10.

For instance, once you tried to alter the default app for “HTTP links,” the “Featured app” part instructed Microsoft Edge. Starting with Microsoft Windows 11’s February 29 updates, Microsoft has eliminated the “Featured app” part. Now, you’ll solely see all of the obtainable apps for a setting, and Microsoft Windows received’t push Edge.

As proven within the above screenshot, this alteration applies to Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 and can also be obtainable for individuals outdoors Europe.

Microsoft beforehand handled Edge as a system part, making it tough to uninstall.

However, Microsoft has simply made the browser an optionally available function in Microsoft Windows for customers in EEA areas. Starting with the Moment 5 updates, Edge and Bing are actually simply uninstallable in EEA.

You can simply head to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps, and click on three dots, and choose “Uninstall” the browser.

According to Microsoft’s documentation, Edge now collects diagnostic knowledge individually. You can allow or disable the optionally available diagnostic knowledge sharing within the Edge browser settings.

Similarly, there are modifications to default sign-in settings, feeds within the Widgets board, S-mode exclusions, and more.

MSN isn’t the default feed supplier in Widgets

By default, you’ll see the content material from Microsoft Start (MSN) within the Widget board’s feeds. But now, you possibly can disable the default latests feed supplier and even swap to a latest feed supplier. At the second, third-party feeds aren’t obtainable, however Microsoft has revealed latest paperwork to assist builders create their very own feed supplier.

Another fascinating change is that you’ll not be routinely logged into your Microsoft account with out your consent.

Moreover, Microsoft Windows received’t use Edge to open hyperlinks for system apps and can as a substitute respect the default browser. For customers outdoors Europe, Microsoft Windows will proceed to make use of Edge to open related hyperlinks when an inbox app requests it.

However, Microsoft Windows in S-mode is an exception.

Microsoft Edge and Bing are nonetheless the default apps in S mode, however you possibly can exit the mode to put in third-party apps. In its DMA doc, Microsoft justified which you can simply swap to the normal model of Microsoft Windows by heading to Settings and looking out “Switch Out Of S Mode.”

This latest categorization of Edge and Bing as distinctive apps as a substitute of distinct system elements offers EEA customers better management. Using Settings, now you can simply handle Edge and default search engines like google and yahoo and take away them fully.

All the DMA modifications mentioned above have been launched nowin the Microsoft Windows 10 22H2 construct 19045.4123 and Microsoft Windows 11 23H2 Build 22631.3235 on 29 February 2024.