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Review on πŸ–₯️ StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Dual HDMI Adapter - 4K 30Hz & 1080p - External Video & Graphics Card - USB Type-A to HDMI Dual Monitor Display Adapter - Windows Only - Black (USB32HD2) by Kaushik Sokolowski

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Incredibly invasive software; Returned

Works? Technically yes. It turns a USB 3.0 port into two HDMI ports. However, this requires you to install their driver software, which is bloated, invasive, and generally inconvenient. Not only does it set PRIVILEGES AT THE KERNEL LEVEL (are you kidding?!), but it also removes control of the native graphics card. All of them. Color management: GONE; User Permissions: EXCLUDED; Timing: NONE. Oh, and you want to delete it? Get ready for a full OS reinstall because it sets permissions that prevent a normal restore of the old system from erasing it. Well, why on earth would you need a little key for that? I can't think of a good reason for that. And I'm definitely not going to let any software with those permissions just float around on my computer - how can I be sure it didn't give itself permission to do something else while on it? Not me. And THAT is totally unacceptable.

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