▲ 262 ▼ Connecting an LG Monitor to a Windows PC Trigger the Silent, Unprompted Installation of Adware (consumerrights.wiki) submitted 4 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] hoohoohoot@fedinsfw.app 28 points 4 months ago (11 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] tabular@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago (7 children) Monitor requests Windows OS to install monitor company's software, Windows installs whatever they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 49 points 4 months ago (6 children) Not quite, Windows detects the monitor being attached and goes "Oh? What software goes with this?" and downloads the package provided by LG. The monitor doesn't say "Hey, I want you to download this", Windows does that on it's own. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago (4 children) Wait, since when does Windows install apps and not just device drivers?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Exactly the problem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kushan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Apps being bundled with drivers is not that new. I swore off Razer hardware years ago because their fucking keyboard decided to install a bloated app alongside it - during OS installation as well! A blocking installer, fucked up my unattended install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 4 months ago Okay that's a funny one tho, microsoft makes a bad features and can't even code it properly lmaoo permalink fedilink source parent [–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago Pretty sure windows has supported installing drivers that include program installs since windows 7. Razor mice also do the same thing where it auto installs the control software. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Miller@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago This exchange is very polite, I think the truth is closer to an encounter with the Borg. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 10 points 4 months ago (2 children) The others are right, but it is possible for hardware to have installation software embedded. It's not as common now, but consumer Dell printers about 10 years ago (and probably others, but that's what I ran into) had drivers embedded in an internal flash ROM. You switched between using the printer as a flash drive and accessing the printer directly using the buttons on the front of the printer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Many modern motherboards have that built in to install the manufacturer's software, which in turn would download the latest BIOS drivers, etc. for that board. Usually enabled by default, and after installing once, the setting in the BIOS gets disabled so it doesn't prompt to reinstall on every boot. My brand new Asrock X870E board I installed last week did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I get why they do it, but I also hate it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tabular@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago (7 children) Monitor requests Windows OS to install monitor company's software, Windows installs whatever they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 49 points 4 months ago (6 children) Not quite, Windows detects the monitor being attached and goes "Oh? What software goes with this?" and downloads the package provided by LG. The monitor doesn't say "Hey, I want you to download this", Windows does that on it's own. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago (4 children) Wait, since when does Windows install apps and not just device drivers?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Exactly the problem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kushan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Apps being bundled with drivers is not that new. I swore off Razer hardware years ago because their fucking keyboard decided to install a bloated app alongside it - during OS installation as well! A blocking installer, fucked up my unattended install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 4 months ago Okay that's a funny one tho, microsoft makes a bad features and can't even code it properly lmaoo permalink fedilink source parent [–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago Pretty sure windows has supported installing drivers that include program installs since windows 7. Razor mice also do the same thing where it auto installs the control software. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Miller@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago This exchange is very polite, I think the truth is closer to an encounter with the Borg. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 49 points 4 months ago (6 children) Not quite, Windows detects the monitor being attached and goes "Oh? What software goes with this?" and downloads the package provided by LG. The monitor doesn't say "Hey, I want you to download this", Windows does that on it's own. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago (4 children) Wait, since when does Windows install apps and not just device drivers?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Exactly the problem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kushan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Apps being bundled with drivers is not that new. I swore off Razer hardware years ago because their fucking keyboard decided to install a bloated app alongside it - during OS installation as well! A blocking installer, fucked up my unattended install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 4 months ago Okay that's a funny one tho, microsoft makes a bad features and can't even code it properly lmaoo permalink fedilink source parent [–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago Pretty sure windows has supported installing drivers that include program installs since windows 7. Razor mice also do the same thing where it auto installs the control software. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Miller@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago This exchange is very polite, I think the truth is closer to an encounter with the Borg. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago (4 children) Wait, since when does Windows install apps and not just device drivers?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Exactly the problem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kushan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Apps being bundled with drivers is not that new. I swore off Razer hardware years ago because their fucking keyboard decided to install a bloated app alongside it - during OS installation as well! A blocking installer, fucked up my unattended install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 4 months ago Okay that's a funny one tho, microsoft makes a bad features and can't even code it properly lmaoo permalink fedilink source parent [–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago Pretty sure windows has supported installing drivers that include program installs since windows 7. Razor mice also do the same thing where it auto installs the control software. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Exactly the problem! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kushan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Apps being bundled with drivers is not that new. I swore off Razer hardware years ago because their fucking keyboard decided to install a bloated app alongside it - during OS installation as well! A blocking installer, fucked up my unattended install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 4 months ago Okay that's a funny one tho, microsoft makes a bad features and can't even code it properly lmaoo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 4 months ago Okay that's a funny one tho, microsoft makes a bad features and can't even code it properly lmaoo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago Pretty sure windows has supported installing drivers that include program installs since windows 7. Razor mice also do the same thing where it auto installs the control software. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Miller@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago This exchange is very polite, I think the truth is closer to an encounter with the Borg. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 10 points 4 months ago (2 children) The others are right, but it is possible for hardware to have installation software embedded. It's not as common now, but consumer Dell printers about 10 years ago (and probably others, but that's what I ran into) had drivers embedded in an internal flash ROM. You switched between using the printer as a flash drive and accessing the printer directly using the buttons on the front of the printer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Many modern motherboards have that built in to install the manufacturer's software, which in turn would download the latest BIOS drivers, etc. for that board. Usually enabled by default, and after installing once, the setting in the BIOS gets disabled so it doesn't prompt to reinstall on every boot. My brand new Asrock X870E board I installed last week did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I get why they do it, but I also hate it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Many modern motherboards have that built in to install the manufacturer's software, which in turn would download the latest BIOS drivers, etc. for that board. Usually enabled by default, and after installing once, the setting in the BIOS gets disabled so it doesn't prompt to reinstall on every boot. My brand new Asrock X870E board I installed last week did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I get why they do it, but I also hate it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago I get why they do it, but I also hate it. permalink fedilink source parent