Finding the Hardware ID (HWID) (2024)

FAQs

How do I find my hardware ID? ›

Hardware Identification, abbreviated as HWID, refers to a unique identifier that every piece of hardware on your computer possesses. This identifier acts as a fingerprint for each hardware component, be it your motherboard, hard drive, graphics card, or even your mouse.

Go to the Start menu, then in the search box type “cmd” and hit Enter. In the cmd window, type “ipconfig /all”. Find the line that reads “Physical Address”. This is your Machine ID.

To check your PC hardware specs, click on the Windows Start button, then click on Settings (the gear icon). In the Settings menu, click on System. Scroll down and click on About. On this screen, you should see specs for your processor, Memory (RAM), and other system info, including Windows version.

In the Record ID list, click the Record ID link of the record you want to modify. The Application Record Information page opens. Under Application Hardware ID, click the following link: Click here to clear the Hardware ID. In the Reason text box, enter the reason for resetting the ID and then click Clear.

Are you talking about hardware ID? If yes, the only way is to change or upgrade hardware. Hardware ID is calculated from devices' IDs and user has no influence to this process unfortunately.

The Hardware ID (HWID) is a set of numbers and letters (capital letters only) that uniquely identify your computer to any of our software. The HWID is made out of eighteen (18) characters e.g. 098H52ST479QE053V2 and it is used to unlock (register) our software in a computer.

A computer ID, also sometimes referred to as a hardware ID, a device identifier, or machine fingerprint, is a unique identifier that is assigned to a computer or device, usually when used on a network. It's primary purpose is to determine uniqueness as well as persistence of a machine among multiple devices.

However, the unique device ID hardcoded into each hardware device remains fully visible to all websites and services you directly connect to.

How can I get my hardware ID? ›

Steps to find Device Hardware ID: (manually)

Right-click on Start, click on Run and type "devmgmt. msc" in the run dialog box and run it to open the Device Manager. Right-click on the device you want to know the hardware ID of and select Properties. Click on the Details tab.

Open System utility from Control Panel. In the System utility, select the Hardware tab, then click Hardware Profiles. This opens the dialog box in which the active profile (the one currently being used) is listed as (Current).

If the user engages in activities that violate the terms of service, the system can issue a ban specifically tied to that HWID. Banning Process:When a user is banned, the ban is not just tied to their account credentials (username and password), but also to the unique identifier of their hardware (HWID).