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Re:Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Ca... by ranger_danger on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @12:08PM (#48922993)
The article is misleading... the GDID is created even if you don't use a Microsoft account.
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Re:Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Ca... by 1970-01-01 on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @02:05PM (#48924807)
Sources state the opposite. It is driven my the MS account.

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/10/you-cant-fully-disa...

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Re:Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Ca... by crtasm on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @07:04PM (#48928347)
>A Global Device ID (GDID) is a permanent, unique digital fingerprint that Microsoft automatically assigns to your computer when you install Windows or sign into a Microsoft account.

Note the "or"

I own a Windows 10 machine which has never signed into a Microsoft account. It still has a GDID in the registry.

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Re:Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Ca... by 1970-01-01 on Thursday July 16, 2026 @09:49AM (#48934558)
What's your point? There are thousands of GUIDs in the registry.
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Re:Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Ca... by ranger_danger on Saturday July 18, 2026 @01:14PM (#48960023)
GUID != GDID
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