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Microsoft pressures LG to drop McAfee pop-ups on Windows 11 monitors

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Source: The Verge
Microsoft pressures LG to drop McAfee pop-ups on Windows 11 monitors
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Microsoft intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with McAfee trial pop-ups; LG has agreed to disable the McAfee pop-up in the LG Monitor App Installer, and Microsoft says it will keep working with ecosystem partners to curb auto-installs and improve user consent. The move follows backlash over auto-installations tied to LG monitor software during connections, a practice dating back to 2024, with LG insisting McAfee isn’t installed automatically and that other brands, like Dell, have similar auto-install features.

Topics:technology#bloatware#lg#mcafee#microsoft#tech#windows-11
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  1. Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads  The Verge
  2. Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows  Ars Technica
  3. LG to Remove Unwanted Monitor Pop-Ups, Following Nudge From Microsoft  PCMag
  4. Microsoft is cracking down on Windows 11 bloatware ads, forces LG to pull McAfee popup  Windows Latest
  5. LG monitors are using Windows 11 feature to serve adware  The Register

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