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vegeta@vegeta@lemmy.world
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Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/microsoft-responds-to-lg-monitors-installing-mcafee-ads-on-windows/?comments-page=1#comments
An LG UltraGear monitor on a white monitorArs TechnicaMicrosoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on WindowsApp is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.
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nycvin@nycvin@lemmy.world
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I was trying to figure out why someone would install a third party driver for a monitor, of all things, and then I read this

Further, Microsoft allows Universal Windows Platform device apps “to automatically install when the user connects their device to the PC”

Is this for real? Does it at least prompt with a pop-up first?

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starblursd@starblursd@lemmy.zip
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Replying to @⁨nycvin@lemmy.world⁩

It does not prompt it just does it in the background along with the driver install when you first plug it in

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