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Games That HWID Ban: 2026 Coverage List
Games that HWID ban, grouped by anti-cheat engine: 59 titles across EasyAntiCheat, BattlEye, Vanguard, RICOCHET and more, with what each ban covers
James Varga10 min read
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Free World of Tanks HWID Spoofer - Fix Hardware Bans
Wargaming can relink World of Tanks accounts through the same device. TraceX Spoofer is a free permanent HWID spoofer: rewrite the profile once, then delete.
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Is It Really a World of Tanks HWID Ban?
Wargaming's support article identifies "7-day game ban for detection of botting program" as a World of Tanks sanction; a WGC service, update, or file error without an account action is not proof of an HWID ban.
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Hardware Coverage
What World of Tanks Tracks — and What TraceX Rewrites
World of Tanks's anti-cheat silently reads dozens of hardware identifiers from your PC while it's running — long before you reach a match. Below is a sample of the identifiers being tracked.
| Hardware Identifier | World of Tanks Tracks | TraceX Rewrites |
|---|---|---|
| CPU / Platform Identifier | Yes | Yes |
| SMBIOS Board Serial / System UUID | Yes | Yes |
| GPU Adapter Identifier | Yes | Yes |
| Disk Firmware / Volume Serial | Yes | Yes |
| Physical NIC MAC Address | Yes | Yes |
| Windows MachineGuid | Yes | Yes |
Reality Check
World of Tanks Appeals Almost Never Work
And when they're denied — which is almost always for HWID bans — your hardware stays permanently blacklisted. No second chances.
“Players caught using forbidden mods for the first time will receive a warning and a seven-day suspension. Players caught using mods for a second time will be permanently banned.”
Wargaming — World of Tanks Fair Play Policy / Prohibited Modifications guide
Filing a support ticket or ban appeal
Creating a new Wargaming.net account (regional clusters: NA, EU, Asia) on the same machine
Using a VPN or proxy
Reinstalling World of Tanks
Reinstalling Windows
Waiting — HWID bans do not expire
Run TraceX once to rewrite your hardware identifiers — World of Tanks's anti-cheat scans your machine and sees a completely new PC
Why You Need This
Do You Really Need an HWID Spoofer for World of Tanks?
You press Battle for an Onslaught or Random Battles queue, but Wargaming Game Center stops the account before the Garage. If the notice says "7-day game ban for detection of botting program," that wording comes from Wargaming's own support article; a second forbidden-mod flag becomes permanent under the Fair Play Policy. A new email or Steam login changes the credentials, not the device profile WGC can collect. TraceX Spoofer rewrites its supported identifiers as one permanent profile, then you delete the tool. It cannot restore the banned Wargaming account or its tanks, bonds, gold, and Marks of Excellence.
World of Tanks separates an account sanction from a broken client. Wargaming's support page uses the literal notice "7-day game ban for detection of botting program" for a first botting action, while its Fair Play Policy gives a seven-day suspension for a first prohibited-mod finding and a permanent ban for a second. Rigged battles can draw a permanent ban without a warning. By contrast, WGC update failures, missing files, or a client that works only in safe mode point to launcher or mod trouble. The game's combat calculations are server-side, but that does not make the launcher device-blind: Wargaming's privacy policy says its games, Wargaming Game Center, and Wargaming Check may collect hardware, operating-system data, device settings, and unique device identifiers.
Wargaming does not publish a World of Tanks HWID matching formula, so no honest page can claim one serial guarantees a re-ban. The concrete Windows identity surfaces are the SMBIOS Type 2 baseboard serial and Type 1 motherboard UUID; disk firmware serials exposed through storage IOCTLs and separate filesystem volume serials; physical NIC MAC addresses; and MachineGuid under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography. A TPM 2.0 endorsement key is hardware-rooted identity material, while Secure Boot reports platform state instead of another serial. Neither is confirmed as a World of Tanks ban key. Formatting Windows may regenerate MachineGuid and volume metadata while board, drive-firmware, NIC, and TPM-backed values remain. Reinstalling World of Tanks can repair the WGC client, but it is not a complete machine-identity reset.
The cross-game blast radius is exposure, not an automatic all-Wargaming ban. Wargaming Game Center and Wargaming ID can encounter device data across Wargaming products, but no published policy says a World of Tanks account ban automatically suspends World of Warships or every sibling title. A temporary session spoof presents replacement values only while its process or driver is active; the original profile can return after reboot, so it must run again. TraceX permanently rewrites its supported identifier set as one consistent profile. Complete the one-time setup, run TraceX once, then delete the tool. No daemon or per-session process remains. The rewrite does not recover the banned account or cancel Wargaming's decision.
Verified
On April 7, 2026, Wargaming's official World of Tanks Asia portal reported 281 first-offence cheater penalties, 62 permanent cheater bans, and 15 permanent rigging bans; the post defines penalization as a warning plus a seven-day suspension and says all other bans are permanent. (Source: Wargaming, "Fair Play Update: Bans for Cheaters and Riggers," April 7, 2026.)
Why TraceX
Built for World of Tanks Players
You shouldn't need to replace your PC to play World of Tanks again. That's why TraceX exists.
World of Tanks One-Time Run
Run TraceX once before opening World of Tanks through Wargaming Game Center (WGC) / Steam. The rewrite persists, so you can delete the tool before Wargaming Anti-Cheat starts.
Permanent Wargaming Anti-Cheat Identity
World of Tanks's hardware ban (hwid) is tied to the profile Wargaming Anti-Cheat reads. Rewritten identifiers persist across reboots without a TraceX daemon.
Wargaming Anti-Cheat Identifier Coverage
For World of Tanks, the documented Wargaming Anti-Cheat coverage includes CPU / Platform Identifier, SMBIOS Board Serial / System UUID, GPU Adapter Identifier. TraceX rewrites the supported fields in one pass.
No World of Tanks Runtime Load
World of Tanks launches from Wargaming Game Center (WGC) / Steam after the rewrite is complete. No TraceX process remains during Wargaming Anti-Cheat gameplay to consume resources.
World of Tanks Compatibility Notes
World of Tanks's hardware ban (hwid) details stay separate from the current Wargaming Anti-Cheat status, so a game update is never treated as unchanged by default.
Fresh Wargaming Anti-Cheat Hardware Profile
When you open World of Tanks with Wargaming.net account (regional clusters: NA, EU, Asia), Wargaming Anti-Cheat reads the supported identifiers produced by the completed permanent rewrite.
Setup Guide
How to Bypass a World of Tanks HWID Ban
Getting around a World of Tanks HWID ban used to take hours — reinstalling Windows, flashing BIOS, wiping drivers, re-downloading everything, and praying it worked. One wrong step meant starting over and burning another account. With TraceX, a single click does more than all of that combined.
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Get TraceX for World of Tanks
Submit your email through the TraceX Spoofer homepage form to receive the World of Tanks setup instructions — free, no card required.
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Rewrite Your Hardware
Run TraceX once before launching World of Tanks. Every hardware identifier Wargaming Anti-Cheat reads is rewritten in a single pass — then you can delete the tool.
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Log In and Play
Open World of Tanks via the Wargaming Game Center (WGC) / Steam with a new Wargaming.net account (regional clusters: NA, EU, Asia). Wargaming Anti-Cheat scans your hardware and sees a machine it has never seen before — no ban record.
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Play Ban Free
You're back in World of Tanks. The rewrite is permanent — no daemon running, no expiry, nothing to renew.
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Get the free World of Tanks HWID spoofer.
Submit your email and receive your free TraceX HWID Spoofer license in a few minutes. Run it once on your PC to permanently rewrite the identifiers Wargaming Anti-Cheat fingerprints, then delete the binary and reinstall World of Tanks.
Detection Analysis
How World of Tanks Scans Your Hardware
Wargaming Anti-Cheat can combine identifiers from your PC into a hardware profile for World of Tanks. TraceX rewrites the supported fields shown below before the game runs.
What World of Tanks Reads Without TraceX
CPU / Platform IdentifierBFEB...0684
ExposedSMBIOS Board Serial / System UUIDPF0W...R3X9
ExposedGPU Adapter Identifier0x0000:0x0001D3A7
ExposedDisk Firmware / Volume SerialS75B...6859N
ExposedPhysical NIC MAC Address4A:3B:8C...5E:01
ExposedWindows MachineGuidd83fa349-...-4f3a
ExposedWhen you launch World of Tanks, your real hardware IDs are scanned and matched against ban records. Every new account on a flagged PC is blocked.
What World of Tanks Reads With TraceX
CPU / Platform Identifier906E...A0C2
RewrittenSMBIOS Board Serial / System UUID7KM2...JQ84
RewrittenGPU Adapter Identifier0x0000:0x00F4B810
RewrittenDisk Firmware / Volume SerialWMC4...3J2L
RewrittenPhysical NIC MAC AddressD2:7E:19...1C:A4
RewrittenWindows MachineGuid71c0e28d-...-9b7f
RewrittenWorld of Tanks sees a completely new machine with no ban history. New account, clean hardware — access granted.
Ban Reference
World of Tanks Ban Details
Anti-CheatWargaming Anti-Cheat
Account SystemWargaming.net account (regional clusters: NA, EU, Asia)
Ban TypeHardware Ban (HWID)
DurationPermanent on second forbidden-mods offence; permanent first-offence for rigged battles
Common Triggers
Forbidden battle-information mods that reveal positions, tracers, reload timers, or persistent enemy markersEnhanced auto-aim that targets weak spots, leads moving tanks, or keeps aim locked behind obstaclesBots, clickers, macros, or keyboard and mouse recorders used to farm Credits and XPRigged battles coordinated to farm damage, boost statistics, complete missions, or obtain rare rewardsUnluckyNo Reason At All
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FAQ
World of Tanks HWID Ban — Frequently Asked Questions
Does World of Tanks issue HWID bans, or only account bans?
Wargaming publicly documents account sanctions, not a World of Tanks hardware-ban formula. Its privacy policy does confirm that its games, Wargaming Game Center, and Wargaming Check may collect hardware data and unique device identifiers. That makes device recognition technically possible, but it does not prove every ban includes an HWID block. Diagnose from the exact notice, the account record, and what happens on the unchanged PC instead of treating any login failure as hardware enforcement.
How can I tell a World of Tanks HWID ban from a WGC error?
Read the wording before changing anything. Wargaming's support page identifies "7-day game ban for detection of botting program" as an account sanction, and the Fair Play Policy explains when a prohibited-mod action becomes permanent. WGC update loops, missing-resource messages, failed file checks, and a game that opens normally in safe mode point to client or mod trouble. Those errors can block play, but they are not proof that Wargaming matched the machine to a ban.
What hardware identifiers can Wargaming Game Center collect?
Wargaming confirms the broad categories of hardware data and unique device identifiers, not a field-by-field World of Tanks fingerprint. Relevant Windows surfaces include the SMBIOS Type 2 board serial, motherboard UUID, disk firmware and volume serials, physical NIC MAC addresses, and MachineGuid under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography. TPM 2.0 endorsement-key material and Secure Boot state are separate platform signals, but neither is confirmed as a World of Tanks ban key.
Will reinstalling World of Tanks or Windows clear the ban?
No reinstall removes a server-side Wargaming account sanction. Reinstalling World of Tanks or using WGC's Check and Repair can fix damaged resources, an outdated mod folder, or a launcher fault. Formatting Windows may regenerate MachineGuid and filesystem volume metadata, but it normally leaves the SMBIOS board serial, motherboard UUID, drive firmware serial, physical NIC identity, and TPM-rooted material unchanged. A clean install is troubleshooting, not a full hardware-profile reset.
Will a new Wargaming or Steam account work after a hardware ban?
A new login changes the account identifier, not the hardware and unique device identifiers Wargaming says its products may collect. Wargaming does not publish a promise that replacement credentials will work after enforcement, nor does it disclose the matching threshold. Steam also remains a launch route into the same World of Tanks and Wargaming account ecosystem. A new account cannot recover the banned account's tanks, bonds, gold, statistics, or Marks of Excellence.
Can I play on NA if my World of Tanks EU account is banned?
NA, EU, and Asia use regional account clusters, but that does not create an official hardware-ban bypass. The same Wargaming Game Center installation can still expose device categories covered by Wargaming's privacy policy, and Wargaming does not publish how enforcement signals move between regional records. Treat the sanction shown on the original account as authoritative. A different cluster cannot restore its progress or guarantee that an unchanged machine will be treated as new.
Does World of Tanks use EAC, BattlEye, or Vanguard?
No. World of Tanks PC uses Wargaming's own protection and enforcement stack rather than EAC, BattlEye, or Riot Vanguard. Wargaming's Fair Play support page says the game runs its calculations server-side and that the PC client only does what the server allows. The publisher also says it uses internal tools to identify illegal mods and manually reviews suspicious situations before Fair Play penalties. That is different from claiming World of Tanks installs one of the named third-party kernel drivers.
Can I appeal a World of Tanks prohibited-mod ban?
You can submit the sanction through Wargaming Player Support if the notice is wrong or the account was compromised, but set expectations from the published policy. The current Prohibited Mods guide says specialists review several factors before the final judgment and that the final decision is not subject to appeal. Send one clear account-specific request with the exact notice and relevant ownership details. A launcher repair belongs in technical support; it does not overturn an account sanction.
Does a World of Tanks ban affect World of Warships too?
Wargaming does not publish a rule saying one World of Tanks ban automatically suspends World of Warships or every game in Wargaming Game Center. The exposure is broader than one executable because WGC and Wargaming ID operate across products and the privacy policy covers device information there. Enforcement scope is still a publisher decision tied to the relevant account and game record. Shared device collection is a risk surface, not proof of an automatic cross-title sentence.
What is the difference between a temporary WoT spoofer and a permanent rewrite?
A temporary session tool presents alternate values only while its driver or process is active. After reboot, the original profile can return, which means the tool has to run again before another World of Tanks session. TraceX uses a permanent rewrite for its supported identifiers. Complete the one-time setup, run TraceX once, then delete the tool; no resident process or per-boot session remains. This changes the later machine profile, but it does not restore a banned Wargaming account or reverse a publisher decision.
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Next Steps
Not sure the World of Tanks ban is hardware-based?
Work out which ban you are actually dealing with before you change anything. The ban-type checker walks the symptoms, and how long a Wargaming Anti-Cheat ban lasts covers whether waiting it out is realistic for World of Tanks.
You can also browse every game TraceX supports or read up on the anti-cheat engines behind these bans.