With VPNs, the administrators of the VPN can knowUnlike Tor, VPNs don't provide strong anonymity because the VPN provider can see both where you are connecting from and where you are connecting to.
Still, you can close a given circuit and trigger Tor to create a new one using the [[New Circuit for this Site|doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser]] button of *Tor Browser* or the [[*Onion Circuits*|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/circuits]] utility.
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<h2 id="htp">Why does Tails automatically connect to severalwebsites when starting?</h2>