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woodster1952
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AutomaticDownloads

Yesterday I was helping a friend with her HP laptop. We were logged into my internet. McAfee is on my desktop. McAfee automatically downloaded onto my friends laptop and froze her laptop. She was unable to access anything on her computer unless she created an account and password. Eventually she took it back to the shop and had McAfee removed. Why did this happen and how do I prevent it happening again.

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joshep1
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Re: AutomaticDownloads

Yes, it's called Windows Platform Binary Table and it's part of the UEFI. It handles stuff like the boot-logo, but can also install software/firmware. There is no way to disable it in Windows directly. On some Laptops it can be disabled in the BIOS/UEFI menu, though.

joshep1
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Re: AutomaticDownloads


@joshep1 wrote:

Yes, it's called Windows Platform Binary Table and it's part of the UEFI. It handles stuff like the boot-logo, but can also install software/firmware. There is no way to disable it in Windows directly. On some Laptops it can be disabled in the BIOS/UEFI menu, though.


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