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Europeans can soon strip Bing, Edge, other Microsoft cruft from Windows 11

Some changes will arrive for non-EU users, too, but not the easy removals.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/europeans-can-soon-strip-bing-edge-other-microsoft-cruft-from-windows-11/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon

Some changes will arrive for non-EU users, too, but not the easy removals.

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Nov 16, 2023 at 8:43pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadCabinet 20 🌱 Nov 16, 2023
@arstechnica Damn Brexit!!!
Show threadEpistomaiNov 16, 2023
@arstechnica as a Linux user, idc what corporations do
Show threadRolingMetalNov 16, 2023
@arstechnica Dear E.U. This almost makes up for that Chatcontrol nonsense :) Almost...
Show threadClaireNov 16, 2023
@arstechnica haha i already used winutil
Show threadmariopNov 16, 2023
@arstechnica oh good! Now let's do the same with Apple please.
Show threadChris TurnbowNov 16, 2023

@arstechnica

my envy meter is twitching hard to the right

Show threadNachiket VartakNov 16, 2023
@arstechnica I get how this is a good thing, but really … Edge is one of the most performant browsers out there. I want to use Firefox…but it’s still doing things like flashing me with a white screen on startup even when I set dark mode on.
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@arstechnica

Oh, great, another #Brexit benefit.

Show threadWif StengerNov 17, 2023
@arstechnica hallelujah
Show threadNot a Spring OnionNov 17, 2023

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Remove Bing, Edge and Clippy from your computer with this one weird trick: 🐧