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Windows 11 has had a contentious relationship with its user base ever since its debut, and chief among the complaints is its sheer volume of bloatware, ad-like notifications, and generally forced behaviors that undermine user choice. Many users find themselves frustrated by apps they never asked...

Three years after the debut of Windows 11, the conversation around Microsoft’s flagship operating system remains as heated as ever. While significant design overhauls, performance optimizations, and cloud integration have been championed by Microsoft’s marketing, a powerful cross-section of...

For many Windows enthusiasts across the European Economic Area (EEA), the experience of using Microsoft’s flagship operating system has often come with a persistent frustration: the unrelenting push to use Microsoft Edge or the Microsoft Store, even when users have clearly expressed a preference...

Here are the official updates Microsoft is implementing for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Microsoft apps in the European Economic Area (EEA) to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to the Windows Insider Blog (June 2025): Default Browser Changes Expanded Default Sets: When you...

OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, has recently ignited a fresh round of debate on the future of internet search. Appearing before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Altman was directly pressed with a question that Silicon Valley has pondered ever since artificial intelligence tools entered...

When i open Internet Explorer 9 a pop up window says --"Internet Explorer - Search Provider Default. A program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for Internet Explorer."-- It will not let me reset it and save. How do i kill this issue?