… Reportedly, the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program WHCP will now combine the Hardware ID HWID and Computer Hardware ID CHID into a new target, ensuring that the installed version is the newest and preventing downgrades. …
… There may also be workarounds for hardware bans, but many in the aforementioned Reddit post have mentioned that they will simply play the game offline to avoid the hardware bans. …
… Sources: Reddit , via Tom's Hardware
Tuesday, April 28th 2026 Valve Confirms Staggered Hardware Launch Due to DRAM Crisis: "This Doesn't Have RAM in It" by Cpt.Jank Apr 28th, 2026 07:40 Discuss 11 Comments Valve confirmed not too long ago that it had delayed announcing the pricing of the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controlle… …
… The latest development in the Benchlab story comes by way of the Corsair booth at Computex, where the TechPowerUp news team got a glimpse of the new Benchlab 2 hardware platform, which was built in collaboration with Corsair. …
… According to the latest Steam Hardware and Software Survey results from April, Windows 11 now accounts for 67.74% of the Steam gamer base, marking an increase of 0.89% from March. …
… All Fedora KDE versions will now all use the same out-of-the-box experience, making initial setup feel more familiar and enabling hardware vendors to sell hardware with Fedora KDE pre-installed with a proper user greeting and setup wizard. …
… The S25-W2 combines ARGB lighting with a tempered glass side panel to optimally showcase the installed hardware. …
… The additional background processing in Windows might be causing some issues there. …
… Source: Tom's Hardware