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Its not entirely clear from the article--is the EDID telling Windows to install the driver without asking you, or is it prompting you to install a driver, you a
by abruzzi 1mo ago
Its not entirely clear from the article--is the EDID telling Windows to install the driver without asking you, or is it prompting you to install a driver, you are agreeing, then along with the driver comes the junkware?
- fuzzzerd 1mo agoWhile that is an important distinction, the fact you might need a downloaded driver for a screen is a bit ridiculous to begin with.
- DANmode 1mo agoYou do not.
- Mindwipe 1mo agoThe EDID is just a model identifier and some capability metadata, it can't tell Windows to do anything. It's Windows that decides that it should download a driver from Windows Update because it recognises it hasn't got a driver from that hardware, and it's Microsoft that let the vendor submit drivers that are bundled with near malwareto Windows Update.
- warkdarrior 1mo agoThat is how you end up with walled-garden OSes. Users plug in random device into their computer, the OS vendor tries to simplify operation by installing a device driver that was not vetted, and then users complain they are not protected. Then the OS vendor will start limiting which devices they support and with very strict review processes.
- drfloyd51 1mo agoThis is a fair trade off for many. I want my OS to protect me. All things being equal, if my OS doesn’t help shitty vendors install unwanted stuff… good. It can swing the other way, my options are limited to company’s that pay my OS provider for access.
- ndriscoll 1mo agoMy OS has no walled garden and also does not randomly install drivers when I plug hardware in. It comes with generic defaults, adds drivers I tell it to, and never modifies anything without me telling it to. Crazy idea.
- pseudosavant 1mo agoBasically, Windows has been installing monitor drivers for a very long time automatically. Usually a single INF file. Recently, companies like LG have discovered and abused that by instead of just that single INF file, they are installing software that pushes malware like McAffee anti-virus onto your computer. More of a Windows Update + MS partner issue than EDID.