Is it illegal to change the hwid?

[yatomt2]

Hello dudes! I don't have any problems ( ban or else ) with the hwid. But I just wanted to know more stuff about PCs and stuff. Is it illegal to change the hwid ( via regedit or whatever you want )?

 

[Barty1884]

I can't think of any legit reason to want/need to modify your HWID.

You can attempt to 'spoof' it, but as far as permanently changing it, no it cannot be done AFAIK.

Is it "illegal" though? I can't imagine you could be arrested for it, so no, it's probably not "illegal". It is likely against the EULA of most programs/OS though.

 

[TJ Hooker]

HWID of which component(s)? Why would you want to change it?

 

[jsmithepa]

Legality aside, Windows may stop working if you do able to change it. Have fun.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello dudes! I don't have any problems ( ban or else ) with the hwid. But I just wanted to know more stuff about PCs and stuff. Is it illegal to change the hwid ( via regedit or whatever you want )?

"illegal", as in getting hauled off to jail, probably not.

Against some TOS or EULA, probably.
The depends on which part you wish to change, and why you wish to change it.

 

[yatomt2]

I told ya, I don't need to reset my Hwid. I was just "asking".