# VPN provider built a script to block Microsoft's hidden GDID tracking on Windows — Windscribe's "deGDID" erases existing identifiers and blocks new ones from being created

> Last month, we covered a federal criminal case in which Microsoft's Global Device Identifier (GDID) helped the FBI catch an alleged hacker.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/vpn-provider-windscribe-has-built-a-script-to-block-microsofts-persistent-gdid-tracking-on-windows-degdid-erases-existing-identifiers-and-blocks-new-ones-from-being-created?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a747b7b278a27d47871031a)
- **Published:** 2026-08-06
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #microsoft #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a747b7b278a27d47871031a

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