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Microsoft Windows was one of the good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
RM, Microsoft Windows → Windows, Not moved, 29 January 2018, discussion
RM, Microsoft Windows → Windows, Not moved, 23 November 2022, discussion
Freedows OSFreedows OS was merged into this articleon 27 January 2013. The discussion was closed on 13 January 2013 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.
Flying Windows was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 28 August 2014 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.
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Global Device ID; tracked a PC across VPNs and proxy servers throught 3 countries DOJdevice-level identifier designed to uniquely identify an installation of a Windows operating system on a device, either a physical device (e.g., a mobile phone or laptop) or virtual machine, across certain Microsoft services and scenarios,...Microsoft can associate the GDID with third-party services and the timing as wellA Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID - this needs to be in the article and have a prominent space 09:51, 21 July 2026 (UTC) ~2026-40504-98 (talk) 09:51, 21 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Done - Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 22:52, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please clarify what you mean by "the time between the Windows updates" and where this appears in the article. Day Creature (talk) 21:10, 20 July 2026 (UTC)