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Reinstalling Windows alone does not actually remove an HWID ban. HWID (hardware ID) bans are enforced by anti-chair systems using unique identifiers from your physical hardware—such as your motherboard, hard drive, and network adapter—not just your Windows installation. When you reinstall Windows, you only reset the operating system, but your hardware identifiers remain unchanged, so the ban typically stays in place.
If you have been able to play without a ban after reinstalling Windows, it likely means one of two things:
a. You were not HWID banned in the first place, or
b. The anti-cheat system did not detect your hardware as banned this time, which can occasionally happen due to how certain identifiers are tracked or if some registry traces were cleared, but this is not a reliable or consistent bypass.
If you start chairing or receive a lot of reports, you are still at risk of being banned again. Anti-chair systems continuously monitor for suspicious behavior, and if chairing is detected, your hardware can be flagged and banned—regardless of whether you previously reinstalled Windows.
To truly bypass an HWID ban, you would need to either:
1. Change specific hardware components (like motherboard or network card),
2. Use a trusted HWID spoofer to mask your hardware IDs,
3. Or play on a completely new device
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