Windows 11 23H2 was a smaller update than 22H2, but a few of its changes are relevant to hardware identity.
What changed
23H2 continued the direction of its predecessor: wider Pluton support, tighter Smart App Control, and refinements to how Windows backs itself up and restores. Microsoft's cloud-backup features increasingly capture device settings, which means more of your configuration — and the identity tied to it — lives in the cloud, not just locally.
What it means for an HWID change
The broad trend matters more than any single 23H2 detail: device identity keeps shifting toward firmware (Pluton) and the cloud. A software HWID change still does its job well — it rewrites the Windows, disk and network identifiers safely. But it is honest to note that the parts of your identity moving into firmware and cloud sync are outside what any user-mode tool changes.
Practical note
23H2 did not change anything that breaks a user-mode HWID change. If you are on it, the process works as normal — and as always, every change is saved to your account so it can be rolled back.