Microsoft Ships Windows 11 Tool That Installs a Bing Extension in Chrome, Firefox, and Brave

Microsoft has created a standalone application for Windows 11 that installs a Bing browser extension in Chrome , Firefox , and Brave and then asks users to make Bing their default search engine. The tool, known as Microsoft Recommended Search Settings, is distributed as a 22.2 MB installer named MicrosoftSettings.exe and is available on Microsoft's download servers rather than through Windows Update or the Microsoft Store. The executable was found by Windows tester Xeno Panther, and a test repor