The company is trying to avoid any potential legal problems in Europe

Oct 3, 2013 06:23 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft is aggressively promoting the new Internet Explorer 11 included in Windows 8.1, but the company is well aware of the fact that offering it as the default browser of the operating system could lead to more legal problems in Europe.

It turns out, however, that Microsoft is trying to avoid any potential disputes with the European Commission over Windows 8.1 by implementing a Browser Choice Screen allowing users to pick a different browser than Internet Explorer.

According to a short tweet of Windows4Live, this new option is already available on Windows 8.1 and is expected to be implemented into all copies of the OS update before it goes live on October 18.

Internet Explorer 11 is installed by default in Windows 8.1, offering consumers two different ways to browse the Internet, using either the traditional desktop mode or the new touch-optimized Metro environment.