In response to the EU's Digital Markets Act, Microsoft has announced adjustments to Windows 10 and Windows 11 for the EU Economic Area (including the EU, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein). Users will now be able to uninstall the built-in Microsoft Store and will no longer see prompts to set Microsoft Edge as the default browser unless they manually change it.

Additionally, users in the EU Economic Area can remove Bing search results from Windows search. Microsoft stated that the new usage model for the Microsoft Edge browser will be implemented starting from the version 137.0.3296.52 launched on May 29 or via the Beta update of OS Build 26120.4151. Other features are expected to roll out to retail channels in July.

For the Windows search function, it will avoid defaulting to Bing and instead prioritize results based on the user's set default search engine, allowing users to search through multiple search engines and adjust the order of their search preferences. This update has been available for testing through the preview version and is expected to be released in full in early June. As for the Microsoft Store in the EU Economic Area, it can be uninstalled at any time, but apps installed via the Microsoft Store will still receive updates, with this feature expected to be available later this year.