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Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default (uk.pcmag.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users' browsers by spinning it as a "repair" through a utility app called PC Manager.

PC Manager is designed to boost a Windows PC's performance by freeing up memory and eliminating unused apps and files. It offers "Health check" and "Repair tips" buttons, which users can click on to see the recommended actions.

However, Windows Latest noticed the app pushing a curious recommendation: Both Repair tips and Health check nudge you to restore Bing as the default search engine on the Edge browser.

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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 38 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So tired of companies telling me they know what I want more than I do. It's all over the place in big ways like this and smaller annoyance ways too. My work mac just did a security update and it decided to change my desktop background

[–] grue@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Everything that isn't Free Software will become abusive eventually. It boils down to the simple fact that you can only trust your property, that you control.

[–] seejur@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Windows is not free software though, so it's even worse