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Bing’s New Scoreboard Ad Declares Edge the Winner Over Chrome, Obscuring Google’s Links on Windows 11
Microsoft has rolled out a new Bing search ad that presents a "scoreboard" comparison between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, designating Edge the winner with blue checkmarks and burying Chrome's...
Bypassing Microsoft’s Browser Lock-In: MSEdgeRedirect Steers Windows 11 Links to Your Preferred Browser
Microsoft has spent years nudging Windows users toward Edge, but the OS is still peppered with hard-coded pathways that bypass your default browser choice entirely. Taskbar searches, Widgets, weather...
PowerToys Run's Plugin Ecosystem Makes It a True Start Menu Replacement — Here's How
For millions of Windows users, the Start menu is a daily hurdle — sluggish, unpredictable, and increasingly biased toward web results that bury local files. But a growing community of power users...
Flyoobe 1.3 Brings Default Browser Selection to Windows 11 OOBE on Unsupported PCs
Flyoobe 1.3 now lets users pick a default browser right inside Windows 11's Out-of-Box Experience—even on hardware Microsoft deems incompatible. The feature eliminates the post-install scramble to...
10 Surprising Backports Keep Windows 10 Fresh Ahead of 2025 Support Deadline
Microsoft is quietly backporting a surprising number of features to Windows 10, even as the operating system hurtles toward its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date. A redesigned About page finally...
Windows 11 Is the Hardest Place to Set Chrome as Default: Here’s the Complete Multi-Device Fix
Setting Google Chrome as your default browser should be one of the simplest tweaks you make on a new device. The promise is enticing: click a link in an email, a document, or a chat message, and it...
Windows 11 Browser Defaults Face Regulatory Heat as Perplexity Bids $34.5 Billion for Chrome
Microsoft’s latest maneuvers to steer Windows 11 users toward Edge have collided with an audacious $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome from AI search startup Perplexity, turning the browser wars...
Microsoft Edge Canary Flags Reveal Pin-to-Taskbar Campaign Aimed at Chrome Addicts
Microsoft Edge Canary, the nightly build of Microsoft’s browser, has exposed a set of internal feature flags that reveal a campaign to target heavy Google Chrome users with a taskbar-pinning...
Brazil’s Antitrust Probe into Microsoft: Browser Defaults and AI Ecosystem Lock-In Under Scrutiny
Microsoft’s dominance in personal computing has been the subject of regulatory scrutiny worldwide for decades, but recent developments in Brazil highlight the tech giant’s ongoing challenges. The...
Brazil’s CADE Launches Antitrust Probe into Microsoft’s Browser Practices Amid Global Regulatory Scrutiny
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has launched a significant antitrust investigation into Microsoft, a move that adds new urgency to longstanding debates about power,...
Opera’s Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft in Brazil Highlights Global Browser Competition and Regulatory Challenges
For more than two decades, the digital landscape has been shaped by recurring battles over web browser dominance, antitrust lawsuits, and the backlash against tech giants leveraging their platforms...
Windows 11 Browser Choice Update in Europe: Empowering Users Amid Regulatory Changes
The browser landscape on Windows 11 is experiencing another significant shift, but this time the change is sharply confined to users in Europe. Microsoft, compelled by evolving European Union...