Bing Wallpaper App Now Redirects Desktop Clicks to Bing, Report Says
Microsoft's Bing Wallpaper tool reportedly sends users to Bing.com when they click an empty desktop area, with no option to switch the behaviour off.
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Microsoft's Bing Wallpaper application now redirects users to the company's Bing.com search engine when they click on an empty part of the Windows desktop, according to a report by Windows Latest cited by TechPowerUp.
The redirect is triggered by clicks on bare desktop space, rather than on icons or menus. Microsoft has limited the behaviour so that it activates only once every 24 hours; additional clicks during that window do not open further browser windows. According to the report, the redirect still occurs after the waiting period elapses, including on systems where Google Chrome is set as the default browser.
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