beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoConnecting an LG Monitor to a Windows PC Trigger the Silent, Unprompted Installation of Adwareconsumerrights.wikiexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·8 hours agoNot 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.
minus-squareXLE@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoWait, since when does Windows install apps and not just device drivers?!
minus-squarepurplemonkeymad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoPretty 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.
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 hours agoThis exchange is very polite, I think the truth is closer to an encounter with the Borg.
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.
Wait, since when does Windows install apps and not just device drivers?!
Exactly the problem!
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.
This exchange is very polite, I think the truth is closer to an encounter with the Borg.
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