morrowind@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoMicrosoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Actwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square468fedilinkarrow-up12.41Karrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·11 months agoWell they’ll probably reinstall it with every update anyway.
minus-squareBroBot9000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·11 months agoThat is easy enough to block or deal with. At least there’s the option to remove it at all that the non tech people can now easily access.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months agoI can’t wait to see what this breaks and how the fix is to reinstall edge for all kinds of mundane issues.
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThey would get massive fines if they tried that.
minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoNot really possible anymore, Microsoft has been forcing updates since Windows 10.
Well they’ll probably reinstall it with every update anyway.
That is easy enough to block or deal with.
At least there’s the option to remove it at all that the non tech people can now easily access.
I can’t wait to see what this breaks and how the fix is to reinstall edge for all kinds of mundane issues.
They would get massive fines if they tried that.
… then disable the update …
Not really possible anymore, Microsoft has been forcing updates since Windows 10.