Bing and Microsoft Edge

Does a Windows 11 PC need 'repairing' if you don't use Bing search? Microsoft seems to think so

PC Manager app in Windows has 'repair tips' and one of them is to switch your search engine back to Bing, should you have changed this default in Edge.

Ars Technica · 1d

Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has

Bing, Microsoft's search engine platform, went down in the very early morning today. That meant that searches from Microsoft's Edge browsers that had yet to change their default providers didn't work. It also meant that services relying on Bing's search API—Microsoft's own Copilot, ChatGPT search, Yahoo, Ecosia, and DuckDuckGo—similarly failed.

ZDNet on MSN · 2d

A massive Microsoft outage is impacting Bing, Copilot, ChatGPT, and DuckDuckGo

An apparent Microsoft outage has impacted a slew of services, including Bing, the company's artificial intelligence assistant Copilot, ChatGPT, and more. Several Bing users reported earlier on Thursday that the company's Bing search engine was down.

XDA Developers on MSN2mon

Microsoft really wants you to use Bing to look up Edge error codes

Microsoft adds Bing search bar to Edge error pages to promote Bing usage. Company is trying to push users to switch ...

TechSpot8d

Pushy Microsoft app wants you to "repair" your PC by switching to Bing

TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. TL;DR: Microsoft has found a sneaky new way to make Bing the ...

8don MSN

Microsoft's 4.5-rated performance optimization tool bizarrely recommends using Bing as the default search engine to 'repair' Windows 11

Microsoft PC Manager recommends using Bing as the default search engine to "repair" your Windows device. Microsoft PC Manager ...

9don MSN

Microsoft PC Manager app bizarrely suggests Bing as a Windows fix-all

Some suggest that since the PC Manager app was developed by Microsoft's China-based team and isn't technically officially ...

TweakTown1d

Microsoft's PC optimization tool might be a default app on your Windows 11 PC before too long

PC Manager recommends users 'repair' their system by reinstating Bing as the default search in Edge - and it might just ...

PC Magazine on MSN8d

Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default

PC Manager will sneakily try to change the Edge browser's default search to Bing if it's been set to a third-party search ...

9don MSN

Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing

The advert was discovered when Windows Latest checked out the new 'Repair Tips' section of the PC Manager app, which ...

Tom's Guide9d

Microsoft now says your PC is in need of ‘repair’ if you’re not using Bing with Edge

Microsoft has a checkered past when it comes ... and effectively just recommends that you reset your default browser to Bing in Edge if you've changed it to anything else. Multiple people on ...

1don MSN

Microsoft is adding a controversial app to Windows 11

A new Windows 11 build rolling out to Windows Insiders suggests Microsoft is adding a controversial app as a default within the operating system.

Yahoo News Singapore12d

Microsoft is taking away this Edge feature you never should have used if you care about privacy

The follow creators feature was mired with privacy concerns, since the feature seemed connected to a bug that would send the details of URLs visited by a person to Bing. Microsoft Edge will soon ...

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