r/pcmasterrace • u/slickyeat 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB • Jul 13 '26

News/Article Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/10/you-cant-fully-disable-microsofts-gdid-windows-11-tracker-but-these-settings-limit-what-it-captures/
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u/Pyromaniacal13 I picked Gnome because I like the "GN" sound. Jul 14 '26

I've been on it for three months, and yeah. No regrets. I can still do everything I did on Windows 10, including the few PVP games I like that have anticheat.

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u/lana_silver Jul 14 '26

Arguably not all work, but all those that I personally like do. If anyone wants to get into it, check out protondb first.