LG Monitors Caught Installing Adware and App with Access to All System Resources
taubek
14 points
3 comments
July 19, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
r-johnv
I'm curious why Microsoft has that setting on by default. What are the benefits of letting any peripheral make system level changes to that extent without popping up a user installer?