The next major update to Windows 11 is scheduled to be released at the end of February, and what awaits users includes artificial intelligence (AI) tools to organize your desktop and the ability to disable Bing in Windows Search ( Ability to uninstall (if you're in the EU), Microsoft Edge (also EU only), Notepad updates, etc.
This Windows 11 update is being referred to as “Moment 5” and “February 2024 Moment” (the latter is the name Microsoft uses internally).
This update brings some new features and tweaks, but its main purpose is to make Windows 11 compliant with the European Union's new law, the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Mozilla recently published a report accusing Microsoft of using “dark patterns” and bad market competition practices when it comes to browser selection, so the situation will improve a bit, at least in the EU.
What Windows 11 users can look forward to and when
Updates with the Moment 5 update include improvements to cloud PC integration in Windows 365, built-in accessibility features in Windows 11, an option to remove News from the widget board, and the ability to remove Bing from the Windows Search window. (If you are in the EU). These features are expected to be previewed in late February 2024 or early March 2024.
According to Windows Central, that's all we know about Moment 5 at this point, and we'll continue to monitor and report new information about future updates as they become available. According to the internal name given to this update, “February 2024 Moments”, the update is not expected to last until his March 2024, and Windows Central says that users will not be able to receive his February 27, 2024 It suggests that you will be able to install this update as of today.
You can try this update for yourself (when it becomes available on the predicted date) by following these steps:
1. Access your PC. setting App.
2. In the left menu, Windows updates.
3. In the menu that appears, Check for updates button.
This will prompt Windows to search for newly released and available updates. If it is found, it will automatically download and install it on your device.
EUphoria for certain Windows 11 users
This update is good news for users in the EU, who can now disable Bing in Windows Search and choose a different search provider instead, as well as uninstall preinstalled apps like Microsoft Edge. . This is certainly a benefit for Windows 11 users in the EU, and the envy of other users. They now have more choices and more control over their computers.
Microsoft is not alone in being accused of anti-competitive behavior. Mozilla and Google also recently accused Apple of not going far enough with new rules and regulations that came into being as a result of his DMA and, like Microsoft, engaging in poor competitive practices in the browser market.
Users have been frustrated by Microsoft's persistent and intrusive efforts to force them to switch to the Edge browser, but there's hope this will end, or at least become less aggressive, at least for EU users. But the rest of us will have to wait and hope that the government will comply.
