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Microsoft built a dedicated app that forces Bing everywhere on Windows 11, including Chrome, Firefox, and Brave (www.windowslatest.com)
submitted 2 hours ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Microsoft has apparently found the free time to build a standalone app whose only job is switching your default search engine to Bing across every browser on your PC. It is not force-installed through Windows Update yet, and it is not available in the Microsoft Store either. It is a standalone executable hosted on Microsoft’s official download servers, and we wonder why it even exists.

The app is called Microsoft Recommended Search Settings, and once installed, it prompts you to add extensions to all your installed browsers, which does the job of switching to the Bing homepage experience. After finishing installation, you also get redirected to the Microsoft Rewards page, which is basically a bribe for switching.

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[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

We Are Microsoft.

You Will Be Assimilated.

Resistance Is Futile.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 34 minutes ago

This sign won't stop me because penguins can't read.

[–] goatinspace@feddit.org 10 points 1 hour ago

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 0 points 20 minutes ago

I clicked uninstall on Windows years ago.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I feel like this is getting close to violating anti trust laws like when they got into trouble with Microsoft Explorer.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 8 points 1 hour ago

They didn't really get into trouble though. George Bush said it was cool. And Bill went partying with Epstein to celebrate.

[–] yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago

lmfao, they really don't know how to stop failing, i see

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

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