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Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

If it was registered, probably. They use a mixture of that to allow re-enabling the same license on the same hardware.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    OEM systems come with the license key stored in the firmware (ACPI tables specifically), you can read them from *nix easily enough.

    sudo strings /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/MSDM

    If you boot the system and login an account then yeah they'll be able to link that, but the install itself can "self activate".

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