HWID Bans vs Account Bans
Compare account-level restrictions with device-level enforcement on gaming PCs.
Account bans follow the login. Hardware bans follow signals collected from the PC. They can occur together or separately.
Key points
- A new account on a flagged machine may still fail to connect.
- A clean machine with a banned account still needs a new account.
- Hardware spoofing does not repair account reputation or match history.
Next steps
Review limitations on the HWID Spoofer page before assuming either ban type is fixable.