Generate GUID on Windows

GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) is a 128-bit number, most of the time represented as a hexadecimal string. It can be used for uniquely identifying components within a system. The term GUID usually associates to Microsoft's implementation of the UUID (Universally Unique Identifier). This tutorial explains how to generate GUID on Windows.

GUID can be generated with PowerShell:

(New-Guid).Guid

Output example:

e9237a6b-0b9b-46d0-9d47-d05c8caee331