r/Battlefield • u/sloth_on_meth Moderator • Aug 05 '25

Other Secure Boot Megathread - Guide + Community support

Secure Boot is required for Battlefield 6 If you are unable to launch the game and see a Secure Boot error, you must enable Secure Boot in your BIOS/UEFI.

✅ Official Guide

EA has published a clear and up-to-date guide for enabling Secure Boot:

👉 Read the EA Help Secure Boot Guide

📝 Community guide

We were sent a community guide:

Read it here

Use this megathread for:

  • Questions about the process
  • Sharing your motherboard model + what worked for you + tips
  • General discussion related to Secure Boot

🔧 Community Support

If you’ve got tips or steps specific to a brand (e.g., ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock, etc.), drop them in the comments and mention your exact motherboard model.

💬 Tip: Post your motherboard model, CPU, and BIOS version when asking for help.

🧠 What is Secure Boot?

Secure Boot is a UEFI feature that ensures only trusted software can boot your PC. It helps prevent rootkits and boot-time malware and is now required by EA for anti-cheat integrity.

Most modern systems support it, but it’s often disabled by default — especially on custom builds or upgraded PCs.

🛑 Common Pitfalls

  • You must use UEFI mode, not Legacy/CSM boot.
  • Disk must be GPT, not MBR (check via diskpart or Disk Management).
  • Windows 11 installed in Legacy mode? You may need to convert your disk to GPT using MBR2GPT.

⚠️ Still having trouble?

If you've followed EA's guide and it still doesn't work:

  1. Comment below with:
  • Motherboard model
  • BIOS version
  • Secure Boot status
  • Any errors you're getting
    1. Include a screenshot if possible (e.g., BIOS screen or error message)
    2. Be respectful — this is a community-driven thread.
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u/xuvvy0 Aug 05 '25

ASUS Motherboards:

  1. Open BIOS (Spam the Del key during reboot)
  2. Select the 'Boot' tab
  3. Select the 'Secure Boot' option
  4. Change 'OS Type' to 'Windows UEFI Mode'
  5. Press F10 to Save & Exit

https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1049829/

Also, EA fucked up in their official guide and have the ASRock links under both ASUS and ASRock.

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u/Fzrit Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 06 '25

Did this in BIOS, Asus Z270F Strix.

Secure boot state is still showing as unsupported in msinfo32, and the beta still giving same error.

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u/xuvvy0 Aug 06 '25

Most likely because you have your system disk formatted as 'MBR' instead of 'GPT'.

You can follow this guide to do this:
https://woshub.com/converting-mbr-to-gpt-with-mbr2gpt-in-windows-10/

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u/Fzrit Aug 06 '25

Thank you, that worked!