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That's actually not true, VMs totally defeat fingerprinting. Only some CPU properties can be partially used, but not enough to actually fingerprint.
They succeed to do that only on an enterprise-level connected network using other identifiers like Ethernet address, you can learn more about it there: https://docs.sentinel.thalesgroup.com/so...nments.htm
So basically using a VM and a VPN is totally safe against fingerprinting (assuming you trust the VPN though..)

Yes, you can identify VMs through just the default settings including base RAM and kernel (linux VM) and resolution. More in depth, you can do this across multiple browsers thanks to "plugins, the selected time zone, "do not track" and whether an adblocker is being used." This is just the basic ways websites can fingerprint and is not nearly within the scope of a reply here.

Yeah we know what fingerprints are, but not enough information are shared between a VM and his host as explained in my previous link.
What you're talking about and the link you shared are totally true but don't concern VMs, only direct hardware (and according to your article even Tor can prevent that)!

Using a VPN doesn't affect what your browser sends to websites you visit.

It does change your IP that's all I meant, an IP is obivously some kind of fingerprint