Hardware restriction
Valorant HWID Ban
A Valorant hardware ID ban follows the computer, not only the account. This page explains that difference and how VAN 152 relates to it.
A restriction on the computer
A Valorant HWID ban is a hardware ban: a restriction on identifying information associated with the computer, also called a hardware ID ban.
People describe the same limit as a Valorant hardware ban or a hardware-related restriction.
What is a Valorant HWID ban?
HWID means hardware ID. A Valorant HWID ban is the restriction that uses that identifying information, rather than only the login on one account.
It can remain in place when someone tries another account on the same computer. That is the practical difference from an account-only penalty.
Hardware restrictions and account restrictions
An account restriction is tied to one account. A hardware-related restriction is tied to identifying information from the computer.
Both can exist. They are not the same kind of limit, and mixing the names makes the VAN 152 error harder to place.
How VAN 152 relates
VAN 152 is commonly associated with this hardware-related restriction.
The error page explains the code. This page explains the ban type. What an HWID spoofer is explains the term behind both.
Common questions
A few distinctions, before the shorter FAQ below.
- 01
Is every Valorant ban an HWID ban?
No. Valorant can restrict an account without that restriction following the computer.
- 02
Does the ban follow only the account?
A hardware ID ban is the case that follows the computer. An account restriction does not, by itself, do that.
Related information
The pages that complete this topic.
- VAN 152The error commonly associated with this restriction.
- What is an HWID spoofer?What hardware ID means, and what the spoofer refers to.
- The Valorant spooferThe product page for a hardware-related Valorant restriction.
- HWID ban explainedA longer explanation of the restriction, and why this product is the one to use.
- TroubleshootingWhat to check before you decide the restriction is hardware-related.
Questions
Short answers about Valorant hardware bans.
A Valorant hardware ban is a restriction on identifying information associated with a computer, not only on one account.
A hardware ID ban is another name for an HWID ban. HWID means the identifying information associated with the computer.
VAN 152 is commonly associated with a Valorant hardware-related restriction.
The product for this restriction
The Valorant HWID spoofer is intended for a hardware-related Valorant ban.