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This VPN firm has created a way to stop Microsoft's hidden tracking tool on Windows — although it will break…

deGDID wipes cached tracking keys straight from the Windows registry permanently
The script blocks Microsoft's DeviceAdd endpoint from ever seeing your device again
Some Microsoft account and login services like login.live.com and account verification break once deGDID runs

Windscribe has built an open source script called deGDID to strip a persistent tracking identifier from Windows systems entirely.

The tool targets Microsoft's Global Device Identifier, a permanent marker that operates beneath the network layer where VPNs function.

Its release follows a federal case in which the identifier reportedly helped the FBI locate an alleged hacker.

How the script operates

The free script runs through PowerShell with administrator privileges and is available for download directly from GitHub.

It offers four execution flags that control its behaviour, starting with a read-only -Status check to confirm whether a GDID is active.

A -Status -Redact option generates diagnostic logs with the identifier hidden for...

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