When NordVPN is connected/active does every software running on PC goes through VPN?

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When I open Netflix app, browsers or any geo locked service I immediately see that NordVPN is doing it’s job perfectly.

But what about all other software? I have one program I want to run through VPN but I don’t really know is it even using VPN or it goes through my real IP address.

By other software I mean something like Steam, Windows Store or any other trusted/untrusted software I may use where you can’t just check is it even using VPN.

Does ABSOLUTELY everything goes through VPN or some specific software can still use my real IP address which I absolutely don’t want!!! If I have NordVPN turned on I want everything to go through VPN which is totally expected and understandable.

Thanks in advance to all experienced NordVPN users!

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Yes, if you’re using the NordVPN app, it masks the IP of your device for all software running on it by default (browsers, windows store, steam, discord, etc.). As of recent, there’s a split tunneling feature in the settings, which you can use to exclude some apps from running on VPN, but that’s not something you’re interested in, I suppose.
If you use the browser extension, however, it would only mask the IP for the browser and not other software on the device.

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You can also limit the vpn to specific apps too

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Interesting! I didn’t know this. Thanks for pointing it out