Windows 11 is now fully compliant with the European Union’s DMA Regulation, which stands for “Digital Markets Act”. One of the requirements set by said legislation is that companies that have a huge user base (more than 45 million) must advertise healthy competitionand therefore must offer consumers different options for their services.

To actually meet this requirement, Microsoft has introduced changes in Microsoft that allow the user remove these services and applications custom and third-party apps preinstalled with Windows 11 that they don’t like or need, and also gives them the ability to pin third-party apps to the taskbar.

All these changes have made their way into the operating system gradually, This means that they are not an overnight innovation, but represent an important and beneficial change for all European consumers because gives us more control over Windows 11, which is undoubtedly appreciated.

Microsoft adheres to the DMA, although the company has not had to adapt all of its software solutions or all of its services because Bing and Edge received exemptions by not having any domain type in their respective markets. In these cases, it is Google that completely dominates with Google and Chrome. Despite everything, the Redmond giant has also introduced changes in this regard to improve the user experience.

Windows 11 without OneDrive, Edge and Bing if you want

The customization options that Windows 11 now offers are much wider, easier and more functional if we compare them to the initial version that hit the market in 2021. We can remove both OneDrive and Edge with a few simple clicksfrom the “Add and Remove Programs” interface, and we can also use basic services without having to register or identify yourself.

We also have a much easier time when it comes to customizing the taskbar and removing all the bloatware and apps that come pre-installed in Windows 11 that we don’t like. I already talked to you about this topic in the practical part dedicated to collecting that we published a few days ago five things to help us improve Windows 11.

Other important options that were necessary to comply with the European Water Framework Directive include the option disable the Microsoft News feedand ads on the Windows 11 widget platform. All these improvements are good news for users of the said operating system, as well as for those who have considered switching to it, but have not yet decided to do so.