{"id":740,"date":"2025-02-07T06:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T06:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/?p=740"},"modified":"2025-02-07T06:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T06:41:14","slug":"windows-11-start-menu-search-gets-updates-to-comply-with-eus-digital-markets-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/archives\/740","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 Start Menu Search Gets Updates to Comply with EU\u2019s Digital Markets Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To align with the EU\u2019s Digital Markets Act (DMA)<\/strong>, Microsoft<\/strong> is making changes to Windows 11\u2019s Start Menu Search<\/strong>, introducing clearer distinctions between web search results and local searches<\/strong>. However, these updates will only apply to users in the European Economic Area (EEA)<\/strong>, as reported by TechRadar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27764<\/strong> includes these modifications, aiming to enhance transparency and user control<\/strong>. A screenshot shared by X user @alex290292<\/strong> showcases a redesigned Start Menu UI<\/strong>, where search results are now categorized under \u201cWindows\u201d<\/strong> for local searches and \u201cWeb search from Bing\u201d<\/strong> for online queries. Additionally, the update allows users to remove Edge<\/strong>, disable Bing integration<\/strong>, and add custom web search providers<\/strong> to Windows Search\u2014features that align with the DMA\u2019s goal of preventing tech giants from enforcing exclusive use of their services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other usability improvements are also in development, including a new \u201cjump list\u201d feature<\/strong> for pinned apps. This will provide quick access to recent files, folders, or tasks<\/strong> when right-clicking an app in the Start Menu or taskbar<\/strong>. Meanwhile, Microsoft is also testing enhancements to Windows Search<\/strong> within Copilot+<\/strong>, though it remains unclear if these changes will extend beyond the EEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Microsoft has not confirmed a global rollout<\/strong>, the updates mark a significant step toward greater user choice and flexibility<\/strong> in Windows 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To align with the EU\u2019s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Microsoft is making changes to Windows 11\u2019s Start Menu Search, introducing clearer distinctions between web search results and local searches. However, these updates will only apply to users in the European Economic Area (EEA), as reported by TechRadar. The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27764 includes these modifications, aiming to enhance transparency and user control. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}