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

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  • 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.

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