Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
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Summary
In response to the Digital Markets Act, Microsoft has made it possible for Windows users in the EU and associated countries to uninstall Edge and remove Bing search results, as it previously promised.
The company has now announced further features.
These include giving users in the region the ability to uninstall the Microsoft Store app, and avoid prompts to set Edge as the default browser, although it can still be set as the default if users choose.
These wider default browser settings for Edge are already available in the EEA for some users on the beta channel, and will be rolled out to all users in July.
Microsoft reminds users that even if they uninstall the Store, any apps they got from it will still receive updates.
It also said that third-party apps will now be able to add their web search results to Windows Search, and users will be able to move search providers around to their preference.
Finally, the Microsoft Bing app, Widgets Board and Lock Screen will use the default browser to open web content, from June.