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LG’s changelog confirms its monitor app installs bloatware on Windows 11, exposing Microsoft’s long-standing problem

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LG’s changelog confirms its monitor app installs bloatware on Windows 11, exposing Microsoft’s long-standing problem

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Windows Update silently installs LG's McAfee-pushing app when you connect certain monitors, and here's exactly how to block it for good.

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Right? I plan to alert the relevant sec folks today.

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