Temp vs Perm HWID Spoofer: Which One Do You Need?

If a game has banned your hardware, you need an HWID spoofer to play again. There are two kinds, temporary and permanent, and choosing the wrong one wastes money or causes problems. Here is the difference.

What an HWID ban is

Anti-cheats such as BattlEye, Easy Anti-Cheat and Ricochet record identifiers from your hardware: disk serials, motherboard, network adapter and more. When they ban you, they ban those identifiers, so every new account on the same PC gets banned too. A spoofer presents different identifiers so the anti-cheat sees a "new" PC. Full background: how to fix an HWID ban.

Temporary spoofers

A temp spoofer changes your identifiers until you restart your PC. After a reboot, your real hardware IDs come back.

Pros

• Nothing is permanently changed on your PC
• Easy to stop using: just restart
• Usually cheaper for short periods

Cons

• You run it after every restart, before launching the game

Permanent spoofers

A perm spoofer changes identifiers in a way that survives restarts, often by changing firmware-level serials.

Pros

• Set it once and forget it

Cons

• Changes are harder or impossible to undo
• Some motherboards are not supported
• Mistakes can cause hardware or Windows problems

Which should you choose?

For most players, a temporary spoofer is the safer, simpler choice. You keep full control of your PC, and running it before you play takes seconds.

The Vivid Temp Spoofer

Temp Spoofer features:

• One-click spoofing and spoof and clean
• Fortnite tournament ready
• Built-in HWID checker, so you can confirm your identifiers changed
• Custom seeding: generates personal serials
• Supports BattlEye, Easy Anti-Cheat, Ricochet, FiveGuard and more
• Works on any motherboard, in UEFI and Legacy BIOS boot modes
• Windows 10 and 11, Intel and AMD (all versions except 24H2)

Supported games include Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege, Rust, Apex Legends and FiveM (all with cleaners), plus Dead by Daylight, Escape From Tarkov, every Call of Duty title, Delta Force and more. Access runs from a day to a full year.

Why cleaners matter

Games leave tracking files on your PC. If you spoof but those files are still there, the anti-cheat can link your new account to the banned one. A cleaner removes them. Always clean before playing on a fresh account for games that need one.

Frequently asked questions

Does a temp spoofer change my PC permanently?

No. A temporary spoofer's changes disappear when you restart.

Do I need a spoofer if I have never been banned?

No. A spoofer is for PCs that already have a hardware ban.

Does the Temp Spoofer work on Windows 11 24H2?

Not currently. It supports all other Windows 10 and 11 versions.

Which games does the Temp Spoofer support?

Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege, Rust, Apex Legends, FiveM, Dead by Daylight, Escape From Tarkov, Call of Duty titles, Delta Force and more.

Can I use it for Fortnite tournaments?

Yes. It is listed as Fortnite tournament ready.