LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

Post by yonatan8070 » Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #64

delta_p_delta_x wrote: post #6

Workaround: gpedit.msc Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Installation Prevent automatic download of applications associated with device metadata Set to enabled OK On home editions sans gpedit.msc: sysdm.cpl Hardware tab Click Device Installation Settings Under 'Do you want to automatically download manufacturers' apps for your devices?', select 'No' Save Changes

Worth noting that gpedit.msc isn't included in Windows Home editions (although there are unsupported ways of adding it). This is also technically asking a lot for working around issues that shouldn't exist. Microsoft needs to intervene here, this cannot be a normal expectation for using their product.

Post by VorpalWay » Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC

eastbound wrote: post #200

geon wrote: post #193

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Aren’t ms completely dependent on consumer windows for mindshare? I doubt anyone would bother getting into programming with ms tech unless they just happened to run it on their desktop.

MS owns Typescript and NPM and Azure and LinkedIn. I know you meant programming on Windows, but even if Windows disappears, many of us will owe our job to Microsoft.

Post by krige » Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC

gkbrk wrote: post #109

A monitor cannot install software on your computer by the way. It's Windows installing this software automatically (for some reason), so the blame should be on Microsoft. Autorun of malware when you plugged in a USB drive was also a Windows issue, I'd classify this as the same security problem.

Post by treyd » Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC

ihsw wrote: post #121

embedding-shape wrote: post #27

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> This situation has.. no precedent as far as I can tell.. Microsoft has been allowing this sort of ludicrous behavior for decades at this point, it's not a new issue. What's new is how visible LG made their malware, compared to previous auto-installs that happen like this, where they try to make the thing not so in your face, as they know there will be a huge backlash. I don't know what Microsoft is thinking even al…

If you have been reading the news about Windows 11 then I will enlighten you -- they view the Windows 11 consumer business as a cost center that must be mitigated. As such, all manner of monetization has been approved and it will continued to be approved without regard for user experience. This article obviates that this is not an LG problem, it is a Microsoft problem. Also, don't fool yourself if you think this won'…

Post by ikidd » Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC

brynnbee wrote: post #210

silverlimetea wrote: post #131

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Buddy let me welcome you to the Internet where your phones and emails are literally listening to your microphone like it’s Watergate. It’s not unprecedented at all for Microsoft or anyone to download what amounts to spyware. The days of antivirus were replaced by advertising a long time ago. There is no privacy. Most savvy types are hyper aware of every process running on their machine especially those using network…

Savvy types use Linux