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Windows Phone removed the family resemblance, but only temporarily as the Live Tiles presentation became the default look for Windows 8.
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Interestingly, Microsoft chose Yandex over Bing as a default search engine for Windows 8 phones in Russia and in Turkey.
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And, according to Microsoft Russia CEO Nikolai Pryanishnikov, Yandex will soon become the default search engine for Windows 8 phones in all other CIS markets.
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Smartphone OS success not only enables higher licensing revenues for Microsoft, but also helps the company capture greater market share in the search advertising market, since Bing is the default search engine on Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
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By default, Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 runs in a restricted mode that is known as Enhanced Security Configuration.
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It will be pre-installed as the default music player on all Windows 8 tablets and PCs and on Windows Phone 8 smartphones, and it will be part of the 2012 console update for Xbox 360.
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The choice screen was provided as of March 2010 to European Windows users who have Internet Explorer set as their default web browser.
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Things are, by default, a bit more finger-friendly than your average Windows desktop, with bigger buttons and menu options.
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Once the AOL software is installed, Windows usually asks if a user wants it to become their default, or main, way of going online.
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Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 will be the first browser to have DNT on by default.
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