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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months ago

New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

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New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months ago

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser manually or through software.

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Nope the article state

However, this new driver has also rolled out to Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices in the USA that do not have to comply with the DMA act, shedding doubt on this theory.

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