What is HWID locking and how do I reset it if I swap PC parts?

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Your license binds to your PC hardware so nobody else can use your key. Swapped a part? The launcher carries the license over to your updated PC automatically. New PC? Reset it yourself from Dashboard › Purchases. Both count against one allowance set by your plan: 30-day keys get 1 reset every 30 days, 90-day keys 2 every 90 days, yearly keys 3 a year and lifetime keys 5 a year; 1-day and 7-day keys have no self-serve resets. A reset comes back once it is older than that period, two resets are at least 24 hours apart, and the page shows how many you have left and when the next one is due. Out of resets? Request one from the same page and the team handles it. Swapped a part? The launcher carries your licence over to the updated PC on its own. New PC? Reset the HWID yourself in Dashboard › Purchases. How many resets you get depends on the length of your key. The page shows what is left. Reset your HWID Open Dashboard › Purchases. Pick the licence you want to move. Check your resets. The page shows how many you have left and when the next one is due. Press the reset button. Then start the launcher on the new PC and sign in. How many resets you get Part swaps and new-PC resets count against the same allowance, which is set by your plan. 30-day keys: 1 reset every 30 days. 90-day keys: 2 resets every 90 days. Yearly keys: 3 resets a year. Lifetime keys: 5 resets a year. 1-day and 7-day keys have no self-serve resets. A reset comes back once it is older than the period above, and two resets are at least 24 hours apart. Out of resets Request one from the same page. The team handles requests from Dashboard › Purchases. If you cannot find your licence there, open a ticket.

What is HWID locking and how do I reset it if I swap PC parts?

Reset your HWID

How many resets you get

Out of resets

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