Excited gamers looking to play the Battlefield 6 open beta test this week were met with a confusing error, myself included.
“SecureBoot is not enabled,” the error code reads, and refuses to let you launch Battlefield 6 whatsoever. This is obviously a problem, but it’s something that’s unfortunately an intended feature as part of the game’s security.
Here’s everything there is to know about Battlefield 6 Secure Boot, including how to enable it so you can play the game.
What is Battlefield 6 Secure Boot?
Secure Boot is a security feature in Windows 10 and Windows 11 that makes sure your PC only loads “safe software” during setup, and it’s become an integral feature of anti-cheat for EA games like Battlefield 6.
“Secure Boot allows games supported by EA Javelin anti-cheat to detect and remove bad actors, resulting in fewer cheaters and a better experience for players,” EA said.
Cheaters have become a serious problem in online games, using hacks like wallhacks or aimbots to ruin the experience for others. Some cheats are even more nefarious, allowing players to take over your PC remotely.
Because of this, EA says that Secure Boot is a requirement to play Battlefield 6 on PC, so if it is disabled on your rig, you won’t be able to launch the game at all. Enabling Secure Boot requires opening your system’s BIOS menu and turning it on.
How to enable Secure Boot on PC for Battlefield 6
Here’s how to enable Secure Boot on your PC, with directions directly from EA.
- Select the Windows Key and search for ”Change Advanced Startup Options.”
- Next to ”Advanced Startup” select ”Restart Now.” Your computer will restart into Advanced Startup.
- Select ”Advanced Options.”
- Select UEFI Firmware Settings.
- This will enter into your PC’s BIOS.
- Navigate to the ”Boot” tab.
- If you are having difficulty finding the correct option, many BIOS have a search function that you can use to find the correct tab and setting Pictured above the search can be accessed by hitting F9.
- “Secure Boot state” should be Enabled.
- If it’s set to Disabled, change it to Enabled.
The video above also highlights how to do this properly. If you want to avoid this situation entirely, playing the game on console will be the way to go. But for many PC games now and in the future, these kernel-level anti-cheat systems will require more usage of your system than you may like or want to deal with, including Riot Games’ Vanguard anti-cheat or Call of Duty’s RICOCHET anti-cheat.
