Previewing changes in Windows to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Economic Area
blogs.windows.com
Hello Windows Insiders, Microsoft is working to ensure compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Economic Area (EEA). We have released the November 2023 non-security preview update for Windows 11, version 23H2 to the Rele

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Long post and well worth the read, but the interesting part to me is this:

Windows operating system and apps

Customers using Windows have always used a combination of operating system functionality as well as apps, but now Windows will clearly identify operating system functionality in places like Settings, Start, and Search:

  • Settings > System > System Components will show notable operating system components.
  • Start menu’s All Apps list has been renamed to All and operating system components are labeled with “system”.
  • Under Search, search results will show operating system components labeled with “system”.

All apps in Windows can be uninstalled. Of course, apps can always be installed again from the Microsoft Store and internet. Settings > Apps > Installed apps continue to show all the apps installed on the PC and we’ve added the ability to uninstall:

  • Camera
  • Cortana
  • Web Search from Microsoft Bing, in the EEA
  • Microsoft Edge, in the EEA
  • Photos
    • Madis@lemm.eeEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Well… dependencies can still exist, which would justify the “system” marking. For example, different programs’ WebViews depend on Edge nowadays, though maybe it is possible to isolate having that rendering engine without having the full browser program.

      • Redeven@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        Microsoft already has a webview software that deals with that, which afaik already also comes with Windows, and is independent of Edge.

        Edge, the browser proper, is in no way a dependency of anything else.

        • Demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          7·
          1 year ago

          This came about from the Netscape v MSFT browser wars; where MSFT tried to argue that because IE was bolted directly into the OS, it therefore had to come preinstalled without asking & could not be uninstalled. The court ordered them to unbolt it & bundle it as a separate install - just like other browsers.

      • Treczoks@kbin.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        For example, different programs’ WebViews depend on Edge nowadays

        I.e. the programmer could not care less about adherence to standards. Or, in other words: The software is buggy.

        • trigonated@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          1 year ago

          I think you might’ve misunderstood what a WebView is.

          A WebView is just another UI component/control/widget that windows apps can use, just like how things like buttons, check boxes, text fields, etc are also UI components. The idea is for developers to be able to just use those common components instead of re-programming them every time.

          The WebView is used to display html content (not necessarily web pages) inside an app without the developer needing to basically program or embed an entire browser engine in their app just to show something.

          • Treczoks@kbin.social
            1·
            1 year ago

            I think you might’ve misunderstood what a WebView is.

            I don’t think so. It’s a box displaying HTML. If it depends solely on Edge being present and installed - this is a bug (of the WebView implementation). If it could be based on any browser, but the user puts Edge-specific non-standard HTML in it, it’s a bug, too (this time by the HTML provider).