Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads
Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial pop-ups. The LG Monitor App Installer is distributed through Microsoft’s official Windows distribution process, which included McAfee as an option. McAfee will be installed only if a user actively chooses to proceed with the installation and provides consent.
- ▪Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial pop-ups.
- ▪The LG Monitor App Installer is distributed through Microsoft’s official Windows distribution process, which included McAfee as an option.
- ▪McAfee will be installed only if a user actively chooses to proceed with the installation and provides consent.
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