Changes in Windows to Comply with the Digital Markets Act in the EEA

Re:Changes in Windows to Comply with the Digital Markets Act... by xnx on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:19PM (#39198477)

> the region chosen by the customer during device setup to identify if the PC is in the EEA.

Does that mean I can set my country to Iceland during install and change it back to US later and still have these benefits?

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Re:Changes in Windows to Comply with the Digital Markets Act... by 8191 on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:23PM (#39198506)

> Once chosen in device setup, the region used for DMA compliance can only be changed by resetting the PC.

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Re:Changes in Windows to Comply with the Digital Markets Act... by ThisIsMyAltAcct on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:26PM (#39198525)

I’m hoping that despite this, the changes they’re making make it easier for third party tools to do the same thing without changing your region

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Re:Changes in Windows to Comply with the Digital Markets Act... by RajT88 on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:21PM (#39198492)

Seems like!

It is tempting now to reimage my gaming PC.

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