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Sources state the opposite. It is driven my the MS account.

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



>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.


What's your point? There are thousands of GUIDs in the registry.


GUID != GDID




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