The company is trying to make sure that no anti-trust claims are issued

Oct 18, 2013 11:42 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has apparently learned its lesson and after a long investigation launched by the European Commission and involving Windows 7, Redmond takes the necessary measures to avoid any legal disputes.

All copies of Windows 8.1 sold in the European Union come with a browser choice screen that gives users the power to pick a different browser than Internet Explorer.

As reported by McAkins Online, this feature is delivered to Windows 8.1 machines via a Windows Update patch and includes popular options such as Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.

Windows 8.1 comes with Internet Explorer 11 installed by default, which is actually the only browser that’s also being offered in the Modern UI. The browser choice screen obviously concerns the desktop side of the operating system and is supposed to help Microsoft cope with EU legislation trying to prevent any competition rules infringement.