Comment by userbinator

On the surface, identifying and automatically installing drivers and software for the devices you add is not a bad idea. It's how plug-and-play works.

The problem is with companies that want you to run their horrible piece of bloatware, and that incentive increased even more with the advent of "telemetry" (spyware).

Those complaining about "consent" don't realise that this stuff has definitely always been passed through the legal department, and was likely in the Windows EULA (which amounted to giving Microsoft full control over your machine the last time I looked, several years ago.)

As always, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions."