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Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act
(www.windowscentral.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
It's possible. Straight out of the box, computers and laptops tend to come with all sort of bloatware, both Microsoft's own and the vendor's.
The start menu in win10 was the main place to see ads, but anyone with minor computer knowledge could turn it off.