How To Change Hardware ID | Accurate Solution to Get UNBANNED for Free

Game developers and Anti-cheat companies have been looking for an effective way to ban cheaters in-game and finally, they have started banning the hardware ID permanently. Though the hardware ID ban is mainly applied to cheaters, many gamers have reported that their hardware ID is banned without any obvious reason.

If your hardware ID is banned permanently in any games and you are finding a way to spoof and change your hardware ID to bypass the HWID ban, then this article is just for you.

Though changing the hardware ID is a critical process, you have to go through several steps to change it. So, be patient and follow the instructions from this article carefully.

What Determines Your Hardware ID?

Before we move to the process of changing the Hardware ID, you need to understand what defines the hardware ID.

The hardware ID is determined by the combination of different components of a PC which includes the processor, the hard drive, the graphics card, etc. Each of the components has a unique serial number and the combination of these serial numbers creates a single Hardware ID.

So, changing the serial number of a single component won’t change the hardware ID of your computer. You need to change all the serial numbers for all the components and the UUID to change the Hardware ID.

Step-By-Step Process on How to Change Hardware ID

To change the hardware ID on your computer, you’ll need 4 different software including –

1. Revo Uninstall
2. Hard Disk Serial Number Changer
3. DemiEdit
4. Technitium MAC Address Changer

Download and install each of the software from the above list. You can find them all in a single zip file Here. After downloading the file, extract it on your computer.

So, without further ado, let’s begin the process of changing the Hardware ID –

Step 1: Uninstall the Game or Software Using RevoUninstall

Follow the steps below uninstall the game that banned your HWID or the software that records the data of the users.

• Open the Revo Uninstall app as administrator by right click on it.

• Once the software is opened, select the app that is required for the game, (Here is the “EA app” required for the game “APEX Legend” for example) right-click on it, and select Uninstall.

• Once the app is uninstalled, it will provide you an option to scan for the registries on your computer. Click “Scan”, select them all, and click “Delete”.

• Again, select all the rest of the files and delete them all.

• After this, uninstall your game in the same way and move to the second step.

Step 2: Change the Hard Disk Serial Number

Follow the steps below to change your hard disk’s serial number –

• Open the “Hard Disk Serial Number Changer” software, and you’ll find the serial number of your hard disk.
• Select the last 4 digits of the serial number and change them with any 4-digit random number.

• Now, click “Change” and then click “OK” to change the serial number successfully. You can select the disk by clicking on the dropdown menu under the “Disk (Hard / Floppy)” section.

Step 3: Change All Serial Numbers and Hardware IDs using DemiEdit

This is the most important part of this article, so follow the instructions carefully –

• Right-click on “DEMEDIT.exe”, select “Run as administrator”, and press “OK” to open the software.

• Once the Software is opened, select the “System Information” from the left tab, double-click on the “Serial Number”, type random keys under “String Value”, and click “OK”.

• After that, double-click on the “UUID”, click “Auto Generate System UUID”, and click “OK” to change the Hardware ID of your system.

• Now, keep going down and check each tab from the left panel if there is any “Serial Number section” that exists or not. If found, then change the serial number in the same way.

• Finally, select the “Update” tab and click “ALL”.

Step 4: Spoof Mac Address Using Technitium MAC Address Changer

In the 3^rd Step, you’ve successfully changed your Hardware ID. But changing the hardware ID only won’t prevent a permanent ban. For this, you’ll need to spoof your MAC address. So, follow this final step carefully –

• Double-click on the “MacSetup.exe” and follow the on-screen prompt of the installation wizard to install the Technitium MAC Address Changer on your computer.

• Once the installation is completed, open the software and you’ll find the WiFi network or ethernet connection whatever you’re using. Select the first connection, click “Random MAC Address”, and click “Change”.

• Repeat the same process for all the other connections in your list.

After successfully changing your hardware ID, restart your computer and you are good to Go.

Bonus Tip: How to Create a New Game ID After Changing the Hardware ID

Once you’ve successfully changed your hardware ID, you have to create a new ID for your game. Before that, you need to do two things –

1. Clear all the cookies from your browser. 
2. Create a new Email account. It’d be best if you use “Proton”.

Now go to your gaming app, Stream or EA, for example, create a new account using the new email address, and you are free to play any games from those game developers who banned your Hardware ID.

Before reinstalling the EA app (for example), ensure the serial number for your hard drive is changed successfully:

• Open Command Prompt as administrator.
• Type “vol <space> [Your Drive Letter]:”. Here is an example of the command:

vol C:

• And check the Volume Serial Number there that you’ve changed recently.

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Is It Possible to Reset the Hardware ID?

Yes, it is possible to reset the Hardware ID. But you can only reset it three times every 180 days. So, if you have already changed your hardware id three times, then you have to wait for 6 months to reset it.

Can You Spoof Hardware ID?

Yes, you can spoof your hardware ID from kernel mode by writing your kernel driver to spoof the ID. However, there are a bunch of hardware id spoofer tools available on GitHub, but you are recommended to check btbd/hwid on GitHub.

Does Factory Resetting Reset My HWID?

No, performing a factory reset does not reset your hardware ID (HWID) since it remains unaffected by software modifications, including a factory reset. The hardware ID is an individualized identifier tied to the distinct hardware components of your device.

Conclusion

Changing the hardware ID of a computer manually is a complex task. But changing it using third-party software can make it much easier. However, only changing the hardware ID won’t prove effective in unbanning yourself from a specific game. For that, the detailed step-by-step process to change hardware id including the Mac address is shown in this article. We, hope you’ve found this guide helpful on changing the hardware id of your computer. Thanks for reading.