The most common reason an HWID spoofer fails or only half works is not a bug in the software itself, but the hardware configuration and the order of actions before launch. In the vast majority of support tickets, three things are to blame: disks combined into RAID0, the van152 error in the Fortnite tournament client, and a motherboard that the specific spoofer build was never tested against.
Our HWID Spoofer catalog lists nine working products with real prices and undetected status for 2026, but before picking one it helps to understand the mechanics behind each mistake, not just know that it exists. We went through dozens of support tickets and tested combinations on our own rigs, using RAID0 arrays, GIGABYTE, ASUS, MSI, ASRock motherboards, and real van152 cases reported by Fortnite players. We ran each combination on at least three consecutive launches to tell a one-off glitch apart from a systemic problem with a specific product. What follows is not a recap of general rules, it is a breakdown of what actually happens at the driver, SMBIOS, and BIOS level.
Five reasons an HWID spoofer did not work as expected
A spoofer does not change a single value, it rewrites dozens of separate fields: the serial of each physical disk, the network adapter MAC address, the motherboard number in the SMBIOS table, the monitor identifier, registry data, and more. If even one of these fields still shows the device the spoofer driver expected to replace, part of the spoof fails, and a partial, hybrid spoof is usually flagged harder than no spoofing at all. In practice these five causes often stack: a board outside the tested list combined with RAID0, for example, roughly doubles the chance of a partial spoof compared to either problem alone. Here are five real scenarios where that happens in practice.
RAID0: why a disk array breaks serial spoofing
When two or more physical drives are combined into RAID0, the operating system and most utilities see one virtual volume behind the RAID controller instead of separate disks. A spoofer needs direct access to the serial and S.M.A.R.T data of each physical drive individually, but the RAID controller either hides that data or returns aggregated values instead of the real disk identifiers. As a result, part of the disk fields stays untouched, and that untouched part is exactly what shows up on the next check by a host or a tournament client. Checking your setup is simple: open Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc), and if the volumes are marked Dynamic, the disks are running in an array. The second way is to check the RAID controller section in your motherboard BIOS or UEFI. Only break the array after a full backup of your data to an external drive, since switching SATA mode from RAID to AHCI or deleting the volume destroys the file system and data on both disks with no way back. On modern boards this mode may be labeled Intel RST, AMD RAIDXpert, or simply RAID Mode depending on the chipset, so look for it under the Storage or SATA Configuration section of the BIOS.
The van152 error in Fortnite: what it is and which products fix it
Van152 is a Fortnite tournament client rejection code that most often appears after a hardware identity change: a system reinstall, a disk swap, or an incomplete spoof. The tournament client compares the current set of HWID values against what was recorded on a previous session, and on a partial mismatch it kicks the player before they even enter the lobby. Technically this is not an account ban, it is a client side check failure. In our catalog, van152 is explicitly fixed by two products: PERMANENT (a one time install with no subscription, $44 lifetime) and UBGG ($22 for 1 day or $61 for Lifetime, where the 1 day tier is poor value and works more as a test run). Both do a full one time identity rewrite instead of a temporary per session spoof, and both separately advertise working without RAID0. That is not a coincidence: van152 most often catches exactly the disk fields a partial spoof left untouched. We have seen van152 most often hit players who reinstalled Windows after a previous block and then ran a temporary spoofer instead of a one time solution, expecting the same field coverage.
Motherboard incompatibility: partial spoofing and BSOD risk
Part of what a spoofer rewrites is not stored in the registry or on the disk, but in the SMBIOS and ACPI tables that each motherboard maker bakes into their own embedded controller firmware. The implementation of these tables differs at the firmware level between GIGABYTE, ASUS, MSI, ASRock, Acer, and Lenovo, so a build tested and advertised specifically for these six brands, like PERMANENT in our catalog, works correctly on them. On a board the developer never tested, three outcomes are possible: some fields simply do not get rewritten, the spoofer driver conflicts with the motherboard driver and crashes the system into a BSOD, or the spoof only half completes and creates a stranger, more noticeable identifier set than the original hardware. Before buying a one time product like PERMANENT or UBGG, it is worth confirming your exact motherboard model with support first, since that is faster than rolling back a system after a BSOD. On a test rig with an ASRock board outside the official support list, we got a DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD on the very first loader launch, confirming the risk in practice, not just in theory.
Launching the cheat and spoofer in the wrong order
A separate category of mistakes has nothing to do with hardware and everything to do with sequence. For the Crooked Arms lineup (ARENA BREAKOUT SPOOFER, DELTA FORCE SPOOFER, and PUBG SPOOFER), the order is fixed: launch the cheat first, then the spoofer, and a PC reboot is required before the very first use. Swap the order and the anti-cheat reads the original hardware identifiers before the spoofer replaces them, making the entire spoof useless for that session. Skipping the reboot before first use has a similar effect: the system still holds the old device identifiers in memory, and the spoofer ends up writing over a cache instead of the actual current hardware state. We deliberately do not walk through the full step by step sequence here, we cover that in our dedicated breakdown of the launch order for the cheat and spoofer, where the sequence is laid out per product type.
Administrator rights and antivirus: a silent install failure
The spoofer driver runs in kernel mode, which means the loader needs administrator rights from the moment of extraction and first launch. Without them, part of the fields simply do not get written, and the program does not always throw an obvious error. A second, similar scenario is Windows Defender or a third party antivirus quarantining the driver files in real time as heuristically suspicious, since by signature they resemble low level rootkits. If that happens mid write, the system is left in a hybrid state, some identifiers are already new, some are still old, and that combination is far more noticeable to any check than fully untouched original hardware. It is also worth checking Windows' built in Controlled folder access feature, which sometimes blocks the loader from writing to system directories even when administrator rights are granted.
Checklist before buying and installing an HWID spoofer
Before paying for any of the nine products in the catalog, run through this short check: it resolves most of the support tickets we see every week.
- Open Disk Management and confirm your drives are not combined into RAID0, and only break the array after a full data backup if needed
- Match your exact motherboard model against the product compatibility list, and for one time products like PERMANENT and UBGG confirm the brand with support beforehand
- Run the spoofer loader as administrator and add its folder to your antivirus exclusions before extracting the files
- If a product requires a specific launch order or a mandatory reboot before first use, follow that condition literally, not from memory
- After installation, check the identity status through the product built in checker instead of relying on the absence of a visible error in the loader window
Current options with prices and undetected status are collected in the HWID Spoofer catalog on ForgeCheats, from budget friendly SMG at roughly $2 a day to one time PERMANENT and UBGG with no subscription. If you are unsure which product fits your motherboard or a specific game, our full breakdown of the launch order for the cheat and spoofer covers the complete sequence. The catalog gets updated after every major Fortnite and target game patch, so the undetected status on a product card reflects the current situation rather than data that is months old.
You can ask about a specific hardware and product combination in our community: Telegram (200+ members) and Discord (637+ members), where recent van152 and post install BSOD cases get discussed too.
Questions about HWID spoofer and common mistakes
Can I use an HWID spoofer with drives in RAID0?
Not directly: RAID0 hides the physical disk serials behind a virtual volume, and the spoofer cannot rewrite them individually. Break the array through BIOS or Disk Management after backing up your data first, then launch the product you picked from the catalog. It helps to photograph your current BIOS settings beforehand so you can quickly restore the array if you decide against breaking up RAID0.
What does the van152 error in Fortnite mean and how do I avoid it?
It is a tournament client rejection triggered by a partial mismatch between the current HWID set and what was recorded before, usually after an incomplete spoof or a hardware change. In the one time HWID spoofer catalog, PERMANENT and UBGG explicitly advertise fixing this exact error.
Why does my computer BSOD after installing a spoofer?
Most often that is a conflict between the spoofer driver and motherboard firmware the developer never tested against. Before buying, check the list of advertised brands: GIGABYTE, ASUS, MSI, ASRock, Acer, Lenovo, and confirm your exact model with product support. If the BSOD has already happened, Windows Safe Mode usually lets you remove the spoofer driver and get the system back to a working state.
Do I need to disable antivirus before installing an HWID spoofer?
Fully disabling it is not required, but you should add the loader folder to exclusions beforehand: real time protection can quarantine driver files mid write and leave the system in a hybrid, partially spoofed state.
Will a spoofer lift my account ban if I am already banned?
No, a spoofer only removes the hardware level block and has no effect on the account status itself: an account level ban requires a new account paired correctly with a product from the ForgeCheats catalog.
