These changes are only applicable to users in the EEA. For those outside the region, Windows will continue to function as it is!
The changes to Windows for DMA-compliance include:
- You can now uninstall Edge and Bing web search using the built-in settings. Earlier, the option was greyed out.
- Third-party web search application developers can now utilize the Windows search box in the taskbar using the instructions provided by Microsoft and choose any web browser to show results from the web.
- Microsoft will no longer sign-in users to Edge, Bing, and Microsoft Start services during the initial Windows setup experience.
- Data collected about the functioning of non-Microsoft apps, primarily bug detection and its effects on the OS, from Windows PCs will not be used for competitive purposes.
- Microsoft, from now on, will need explicit user consent before combining data from the OS and other sources. It will also deliver new consent screens where required.
How do you have an unstable desktop? What card and or programs are you using?
In 20 years of desktops I’ve had issues with Nvidia cards, yes, and currently my KDE has a weird rendering issue where a specific window of my editor can flicker like once or twice a day, which is fixed by clicking it.
KDE4 was a hot mess back in the day after initial release, but it seems they learned their lesson and 6 seems quite fine (upgrading to that soon myself) I’ve mostly done fedora and Ubuntu desktops and honestly they’re a breeze.
So what exactly is it that you’re using that you have so many problems?