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Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 95 points 3 months ago (13 children)

From the comments on the article:

  • Open Settings → System → About → Advanced system settings → Hardware tab → Device Installation Settings.
  • Select No to Automatically download manufacturer apps and icons.
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  • [–] 35 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    How reliable is this?

    Call me cynical or whatever you like, I don’t trust anything that isn’t a physical switch.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago*

    Probably reliable until the next "feature and experience update" where they move or remove the setting and default it back to allow for all users again and all the soulless advertisers cum their pants because their malware delivered impression counts just went up again

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I already had it set, and so far my LG monitor hasn't caused an LG software to be installed. But I'm on Windows 10 and I guess there's a chance this software is only for 11.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    To add to this, below are the group policy and registry locations to change this setting to do the same as the comment above in order to allow for automation. Of course with the disclaimer that you should only use these if you know what you are doing.

    Group policy

    Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Device Installation -> Prevent automatic download of applications associated with device metadata. Set the policy to enabled.

    Registry (also works on Home edition)

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Device Metadata. Create a REG_DWORD within called PreventDeviceMetadataFromNetwork and set the value to 1.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (3 children)

    Not from the article, but I have a very simple process that can help people.

    Does the monitor you are interested in buying have a built in operating system?

    • If yes, don't buy it.
    • If no, buy it.
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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    What built in OS are you talking about? This is affecting normal LG monitors via Windows update.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Go to LGs website and look at the monitors they are selling. Half of them come with a built in OS. It's like 3 clicks to see it.

    Don't buy a monitor with an OS. Problem solved. And no, this isn't happening with normal monitors just those with an OS.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    And no, this isn't happening with normal monitors just those with an OS.

    Source? None of the articles I've seen have made that connection. And nothing about the method LG is using requires an OS on the monitor.

    Edit: In fact, AFAICT, the model which they explicitly investigated and reproduced this issue on does not have an OS. So unless I'm mistaken about that, you just pulled this info out of your ass.

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