infantryman
Occasional Visitor
Yesterday, I did some tests with the '' Locate Me '' feature in Windows 10 Home edition.
First, here is the way my devices are plugged in together and also some details about their settings:
Desktop --> Cat6 --> Router (RT-AC86U) --> Modem (Technicolor provided by ISP).
Router: The router is set as a VPN client (OpenVPN), connected 24/7 to NordVPN. (Router is connected to a server in Toronto but I do not live in this city. I'm like 250km away). The router's DNS IP was manually entered and provided to me by NordVPN. Of course, the Firewall is enabled and all stuff like uPnP, Ping from WAN, Remote Access, SSH, etc. are disabled for security reasons.
Desktop: Gaming tower with ethernet card. Browser: Comodo Dragon with WebRTC Protect extension, IP/DNS Leakage detector, Comodo Web Inspector and AdBlock Plus.
Modem: Technicolor
First test: Locate me enabled, VPN client enabled, the DNS IP address of the computer's network card is set to automatic.
Result: Microsoft was able to locate me exactly where my house is located.
Second test: Same configuration as the first test but I changed the DNS IP address of the computer's network card to put the same DNS IP that was entered into the router and provided to me by NordVPN.
Result: Microsoft was able to locate me exactly where my house is located.
The goal was to remain anonymous even if the Locate Me feature is enabled.
I know that the Locate Me feature can be disabled. However, I have 2 questions:
What does Microsoft use to trace me so easily? Triangulation!?!? Hardware?!?!?
What can I do so the Locate Me feature can not locate me, even if the option is enabled?
Thank you.
First, here is the way my devices are plugged in together and also some details about their settings:
Desktop --> Cat6 --> Router (RT-AC86U) --> Modem (Technicolor provided by ISP).
Router: The router is set as a VPN client (OpenVPN), connected 24/7 to NordVPN. (Router is connected to a server in Toronto but I do not live in this city. I'm like 250km away). The router's DNS IP was manually entered and provided to me by NordVPN. Of course, the Firewall is enabled and all stuff like uPnP, Ping from WAN, Remote Access, SSH, etc. are disabled for security reasons.
Desktop: Gaming tower with ethernet card. Browser: Comodo Dragon with WebRTC Protect extension, IP/DNS Leakage detector, Comodo Web Inspector and AdBlock Plus.
Modem: Technicolor
First test: Locate me enabled, VPN client enabled, the DNS IP address of the computer's network card is set to automatic.
Result: Microsoft was able to locate me exactly where my house is located.
Second test: Same configuration as the first test but I changed the DNS IP address of the computer's network card to put the same DNS IP that was entered into the router and provided to me by NordVPN.
Result: Microsoft was able to locate me exactly where my house is located.
The goal was to remain anonymous even if the Locate Me feature is enabled.
I know that the Locate Me feature can be disabled. However, I have 2 questions:
What does Microsoft use to trace me so easily? Triangulation!?!? Hardware?!?!?
What can I do so the Locate Me feature can not locate me, even if the option is enabled?
Thank you.