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You can stop LG monitors that are reportedly installing bloatware on your Windows 11 PC, but the fix shouldn't…

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  • LG monitors are reportedly installing bloatware on Windows 11 PCs
  • The LG Monitor App Installer carries a McAfee pop-up and is automatically installed when connecting an LG monitor to a PC
  • There's a fix for this, but it's a rather fiddly affair

It's no secret that Windows 11 users have voiced frustrations regarding bloat on the operating system for years, and unfortunately, LG's monitors are reportedly making the situation worse.

As reported by Windows Latest, LG monitors are installing McAfee bloatware on Windows 11 PCs without consent, and there's evidence of this in the changelog of LG's monitor app on the Microsoft Store.

Even if you don't install the app yourself, Windows Update will do so, and then treat you to a McAfee pop-up. All you have to do is plug in the LG monitor to your PC, and the automatic installation of McAfee is also shown by...

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