Microsoft curbs LG's McAfee ad push in monitor app
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Microsoft intervened after LG’s Monitor App Installer automatically installed software and displayed McAfee ads, leading LG to agree to remove the McAfee promotion from the Windows Store app. The episode highlights how Windows’ Universal Windows Platform auto-install feature can surprise users, a practice used by other hardware makers as well (Razer, Logitech, Asus, Gigabyte).
- Microsoft steps in after LG monitors were found auto-installing apps with McAfee ads TechSpot
- Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows Ars Technica
- LG to Remove Unwanted Monitor Pop-Ups, Following Nudge From Microsoft PCMag
- LG users complain about unwanted ads on TVs and gaming monitors Mashable
- Microsoft Forces LG to Quit Shoving McAfee Ads Into Your PC Gizmodo
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