Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

Microsoft has intervened to halt Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee proceedings pop-ups. In effect to complaints astir the LG bloatware, Microsoft's Windows chief, Pavan Davuluri, said that LG has agreed to instantly disable the McAfee pop-up from its LG Monitor App Installer, and pledged that Microsoft volition "keep improving present with our ecosystem partners."

This crackdown follows backlash astir large pop-up ads for McAfee antivirus and LG's ain apps appearing connected Windows 11 PCs aft being connected to LG monitors. Upon connection, a Windows operator update was silently installing LG operator updates and t …

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