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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
Ars TechnicaMicrosoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on WindowsApp is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.Replying to @vegeta@lemmy.world
From the comments on the article:
- Open Settings → System → About → Advanced system settings → Hardware tab → Device Installation Settings.
- Select No to Automatically download manufacturer apps and icons.
How reliable is this?
Call me cynical or whatever you like, I don’t trust anything that isn’t a physical switch.
Replying to @SouthEndSunset@piefed.blahaj.zone
I already had it set, and so far my LG monitor hasn’t caused an LG software to be installed. But I’m on Windows 10 and I guess there’s a chance this software is only for 11.
Microsoft tends to undo settings they don’t like during updates.
Replying to @muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
It’s so fucking annoying too
Replying to @whoisearth@lemmy.ca
It should be a crime.
Replying to @SouthEndSunset@piefed.blahaj.zone
Probably reliable until the next “feature and experience update” where they move or remove the setting and default it back to allow for all users again and all the soulless advertisers cum their pants because their malware delivered impression counts just went up again