Microsoft hasn't officially announced Windows 12 (as of mid-2025), but leaks and roadmap hints draw a clear picture. Expected release: Q1 2026, AI-first interface, mandatory TPM 2.0 + Pluton.
What this means for HWID: Pluton becomes the de-facto baseline. Any user-mode HWID change without Pluton support will be partial. Anti-cheats will use Pluton as a fingerprint anchor by default.
Microsoft is also working on "Hardware-Bound Activation" — Windows licensing tied not to a Microsoft account but directly to Pluton. That makes resale and migration considerably harder.
We're prepping HWIDChanger 4.0 specifically for Windows 12 + Pluton. Public beta expected for Q4 2025. Existing v3.x users get a free upgrade to v4.0 when it launches.
Bright side: Windows 12 is unlikely to fully ship before mid-2026. Plenty of time for the ecosystem (anti-cheats, tools, banking apps) to prepare.