They were doing this over a year ago [1] [1] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/callam-d-b38b05105_windows-is...
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LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
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Re: LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
#462Earlier quoted context omitted.
Back in my Window days. I would start the driver installation and let it sit. Open the temp folder and copy content the install extracted to a new directory. Cancel the installation. Open Device Manager and install the drivers from there so non of the excessive bloat was installed. This worked greater with being an IT consultant. The client's machine to run smoother and drivers installed fast since they would buy mul…
These days, even a window gets updates.
Re: LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
#463The quick state in which we're devolving into a dystopia will eventually be studied a hundred years from now...
Re: LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
#464Earlier quoted context omitted.
Razer was always low quality garbage at premium prices. Gamer marketing for you.
What do you recommend instead? In my opinion the Razer mice are always superior for FPS.
I'd say any cheap mouse off Amazon that has a pleasing shape is usually good enough, but I've also never ranked above gold in any competitive PvP shooter, so there's that :')
I'm currently using a wireless ProtoArc mouse. Good shape, can adjust DPI on the fly, hasn't broken even after a year. I think it was like 30 bucks maybe?
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#465Earlier quoted context omitted.
How exactly would a new Linux user know this ? What happens when they install Ubuntu and the Wifi doesn't even work ? An experienced Linux user might figure it out. A new user would, very reasonably, assume Linux doesn't work and reinstall Windows.
> How exactly would a new Linux user know this ? It's easy: whatever is preinstalled will be guaranteed to work reliably. Worked for me.
So sticking with Windows because that's what the computer probably shipped with ?
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#466Earlier quoted context omitted.
You don't have to counterbalance every useful sentence with a toxic message.
You do, when you're responding to "Do you even know how drivers work? (I'm guessing no, based on this comment)". I'm merely giving them back their toxic comment right back.
I'm not sure how I missed they did it first, but doing it more isn't really helping. Oh well, I shouldn't have said anything, it's not great but it's not worth fussing about.
Though there is a limit to how much you can effectively sandbox a driver for most devices. They do have a point even if they made it badly. I know you listed some methods but they don't generalize to arbitrary devices very well.
Re: LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
#467Assuming they don't get a revenue cut, pushing back on Microsoft can in principle be effective here. Microsoft decides what happens here, and presumably today they just take it on trust that hardware makers know what software to install. New driver? Sure. McSpam installer? OK. Maybe they have a guideline saying "Don't ship unrelated garbage" but today it's not enforced because why would you do that? If the Microsoft…
Ah, the usual take. Want to sign everything before it can run, but take responsibility for nothing. And when in doubt, well, the computer did it. When do we start calling out this crap?
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#468Earlier quoted context omitted.
Auto-run when inserting a CD worked great, until people realized you could do bad stuff with it. User action must be required to run or install new software.
OK so you get a pop-up that says "install driver or it won't work" and so you do and then you're at the same situation.
Or you don’t and you return this piece of garbage for a refund. I hope you can see how this is much superior to auto-installing malware.
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#469Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’m no longer sure about their quality though. Out of four Logitech mice I bought recently (four different models), two died within a year. At least their warranty repair/replace process was decent.
What do you do to your mouses to make them fail so quickly? Are you throwing them randomly accross the room?
They just fail. Particularly the office mice don't last very long for gaming (orders of magnitude more travel and clicks)
Re: LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
#470Why does a monitor install anything at all? Why does it even have a mechanism to do so?