US EditionFinally! Microsoft Will Stop Begging You to Make Edge Your Default Browser — but Not for Everyone
- Beginning with Edge version 137, released on May 29, 2025, Microsoft ceased prompting individuals located within the European Economic Area to choose Edge as their default web browser.
- This change occurred to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act, which aims to increase user choice and reduce default browser push notifications in the EEA.
- The update also enables uninstalling Microsoft Store, allows more link types to open with the default browser, and activates third-party search providers in Windows Search.
- Microsoft clarified that users in the EU can remove Edge and Bing, with apps downloaded from the Store continuing to receive updates, and that web content accessed through Bing will launch using the browser set as the user's default.
- These changes currently apply only in the EEA and over time may impact browser competition and user experience in the region, but other markets like the U.S. Retain prior behavior.
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Microsoft will have to take an important measure. It will eventually stop importing Edge as the default browser in Windows 11. Redmond's company announced changes that will also affect the...
Microsoft Edge will stop begging you for attention (in Europe, at least)
Good news to anyone living in the European Economic Area (EEA): Microsoft is toning down its "pick me" energy in order to further comply with the Digital Markets Act. The company has announced updates that notably include Microsoft Edge no longer begging to be your default browser. However, if you open the AI-powered browser, the guilt trip will return for the time being. This change should already be available, rolling in with an Edge update re…
Finally! Microsoft will stop begging you to make Edge your default browser — but not for everyone
Microsoft announces updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 users to comply with the Digital Markets Act in Europre, and it will now stop bugging you about how Edge should be your default internet browser.
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