Guides
Fortnite HWID Ban: Does Epic Ban Your Hardware?
Does Fortnite HWID ban? What Epic documents, its Hardware Identifiers Warning, hardware vs account ban signs, and what clears the ban on your PC.
AdminSeptember 29, 2026
Hardware Ban Guides & Info
Latest news, updates, and guides.
Guides
Fortnite Ban: Types, Reasons and How Long It Lasts
A Fortnite ban is an Epic Games sanction that lasts up to 365 days or forever. The ban types, why accounts get banned, and what each one blocks.
AdminSeptember 29, 2026
Guides
What Is HWID? Hardware ID Meaning & How to Check It
HWID is the set of hardware serial numbers software reads to tell your PC apart. See what makes it up, how to check yours in Windows and what changes it.
AdminSeptember 27, 2026
Valorant HWID Ban: How Long It Lasts, Signs & Fixes
Valorant HWID bans usually last four months and hit every account on the PC with VAN 152. How to confirm one, what won't lift it, and how to play again.
AdminSeptember 25, 2026
Guides
Valorant Shadow Ban: Is It Real? What Riot Confirms
Valorant has no official shadow ban. See the penalties Riot does use, why it delays some cheater bans, and what causes long queues and lopsided lobbies.
AdminMarch 23, 2026
Gaming
Error Code VAL 5 in Valorant: What It Means & Fixes
VAL 5 means your Riot account was logged in somewhere else, not a ban. Here's Riot's fix, the full PC and console fix list, and the real ban codes.
AdminMarch 23, 2026
Guides
League of Legends HWID Ban: Signs, Length & Appeals
A League of Legends HWID ban locks your PC out of every Riot game with error VAN 152. It usually lasts four months. What won't lift it, and how to appeal.
AdminMarch 19, 2026
Guides
VAN 152 Valorant: What It Means and How to Fix It
VAN 152 is a Riot Vanguard hardware ID ban on your PC, not a bug. Reinstalling will not clear it. What it means, how long it lasts, and your two options.
AdminMarch 19, 2026
Guides
What Is Riot Vanguard? Every Reason It Bans Players
Riot Vanguard is the anti-cheat in Valorant and League of Legends. What it checks, when it runs, and every reason it bans players, sourced to Riot.
AdminMarch 19, 2026