Generating a new Hardware Key may be required in a specific situations related to client registration process.
Hardware Key is a value used to identify a SEP client during registration with SEPM. It is calculated based on different "IDs" (such as computer name, OS version, MAC addresses, etc.). Such value is stored in the DB, and can affect re-registration process of the client or be a part of multiple cloned client entries issue.
In order to restart the current Hardware Key, execute the following 3 steps:
This forces client to generate a new hardware key which is unique every time.