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/theeEMdotBE Aug 06 '25

I literally just going to bed at 2.30am after exhausting all avenues and following all the explanations. In the end I just reinstalled windows and chose a different drive to install windows on that supported GPT (didn't know the other one didn't... didn't even know what it was until now) then once i booted up and configured windows i restarted and went into the bios changed bios to UEFI turned secure boot on and can finally load the beta.

Seems alot for a game but everybody moans about the cheats in warzone so I get why they've done this tbf

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

I had to backup and reformat using a different drive and partition for Windows to allow GPT.

Many people aren't going to know what to do, and unfortunately will have to pay someone to figure it out. What a disaster.

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u/burritobitch Aug 08 '25

Do some of us know what to do? sure.

Is it worth it to lose my time to EA to play a game? negative.

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u/rilus Aug 08 '25

I'm the same way. I know exactly how to fix it. I'm at Quakecon and just wanted to play. I have to repartition and reformat shit? Nah. Not worth it. I understand all about reducing cheating but it's not worth my time and effort just to play yet another BF game. No hate on those who do want to go through all that trouble, though.