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A video from Gamers Nexus<\/em><\/a> explains how, after connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor to a PC running Windows 11 for the first time, Windows Update is silently installing<\/a> LG driver updates and the LG Monitor App Installer, without so much as a permission pop-up or notification. The app doesn\u2019t appear to include special controls of its own, instead simply pointing users to LG\u2019s other apps, as well as McAfee antivirus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There are reports about LG\u2019s app auto-installing as far back as 2024<\/a>, but Gamers Nexus\u2019s test follows recent user complaints<\/a> on Reddit about large pop-up ads for McAfee and LG\u2019s own apps suddenly appearing in the bottom right corner of the homescreen, which popped up for GN on 31 out of 32 bootups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Microsoft allows developers to pair a Hardware Support App in the Windows Store that automatically installs based on the device\u2019s metadata, but even its description here <\/a>includes a warning:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The automatic installation feature does not provide a notification to the user when the app is installed. Some users may find this experience confusing and frustrating, and give your app a bad rating.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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As The Verge<\/em>\u2019s Tom Warren has pointed out in the past<\/a>, Dell similarly auto-installs its Alienware Command Center app on Windows when you connect an Alienware monitor, but the notification spam is an extra twist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As Gamers Nexus mentions, according to its Windows Store page<\/a>, the LG Monitor App Installer requires permission to \u201cuse all system resources\u201d and \u201caccess your Internet connection,\u201d and the linked LG privacy policy mentions automatically collecting device data, internet activity, and geolocation information \u2014 all for a program that\u2019s installing without the user\u2019s explicit permission or consent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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