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How can I retrieve a unique device identifier, or how can I soft-reset the device, without calling a privileged API?

April 26, 2017API device identifier Privileged soft-reset

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How can I retrieve a unique device identifier, or how can I soft-reset the device, without calling a privileged API?

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Windows Mobile 5.0 includes new APIs to retrieve unique device identifiers and to soft reset the device without using the privileged KernelIoCtl API. Respectively, these APIs are GetDeviceUniqueID and ExitWindowsEx.