Microsoft Forces LG to Quit Shoving McAfee Ads Into Your PC
Sometimes, good things come to those who complain. Microsoft said that LG will stop shoving ads at users after they merely connect the company’s popular monitors to their PCs. It turned out the company’s monitors pushed the app to their computers through Windows Update alongside typical screen drivers.
- ▪Sometimes, good things come to those who complain.
- ▪Microsoft said that LG will stop shoving ads at users after they merely connect the company’s popular monitors to their PCs.
- ▪It turned out the company’s monitors pushed the app to their computers through Windows Update alongside typical screen drivers.
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- ▪ Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads — The Verge
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Sometimes, good things come to those who complain. Microsoft said that LG will stop shoving ads at users after they merely connect the company’s popular monitors to their PCs. Still, that doesn’t mean LG will quit auto-installing software just by connecting your screen to your HDMI port.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000790353","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"gadgets","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"gadgets","TAGS":"lg,microsoft,monitors,pcs","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Over the last several weeks, LG monitor owners reported finding a mysterious “LG Monitor App Installer”…
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