Cyber Security News(@The_Cyber_News):Microsoft Windows 11 App Pushes Bing as Default Search in Chrome, Firefox and Brave Source: https://t.co/KFfkDKK6E4 Microsoft has built a dedicated Windows 11 app that exists to put Bing in front of users who already chose another search engine. The utility, Microsoft Recommended Search Settings, arrives as a standalone 22.2 MB installer named MicrosoftSettings.exe. It is hosted on Microsoft’s official download servers rather than Windows Update or the Microsoft Store, and its job is narrow: install a Bing extension, ask for a default-search switch, then send the user to Microsoft Rewards. Microsoft wrapped the campaign in a WinUI shell with WebView2 and gave the file a name that looks like a system tool. #cybersecuritynews #windows11

2026.08.23 13:32

Microsoft Windows 11 App Pushes Bing as Default Search in Chrome, Firefox and Brave Source: Microsoft has built a dedicated Windows 11 app that exists to put Bing in front of users who already chose another search engine. The utility, Microsoft Recommended Search Settings, arrives as a standalone 22.2 MB installer named MicrosoftSettings.exe. It is hosted on Microsoft’s official download servers rather than Windows Update or the Microsoft Store, and its job is narrow: install a Bing extension, ask for a default-search switch, then send the user to Microsoft Rewards. Microsoft wrapped the campaign in a WinUI shell with WebView2 and gave the file a name that looks like a system tool. #cybersecuritynews# #windows11#