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VPN Provider Fights Microsoft's Hidden Windows Device Tracking

  • Michael Kan--PCMag.com
  • published date: 2026-07-28 20:36:19 UTC

Windscribe VPN creates an experimental computer script that removes the mysterious Global Device ID (GDID) from a Windows PC, though it does break some functionality. A hacker’s arrest exposed a little-known way Microsoft can track users on a Windows PC, but …

A hackers arrest exposed a little-known way Microsoft can track users on a Windows PC, but VPN provider Windscribe says it developed a process to shut it down. Windscribe says its experimental compu… [+4423 chars]