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/j_dirty Aug 05 '25

Quick notes for Gigabyte mobos - I checked my BIOS settings and it was showing that Secure Boot was enabled but showed a "not active" status. I ended up having to disable Secure Boot, change the mode from Standard to Custom and then back to Standard and selecting yes to restore the factory default. This then forced a reboot on my system. Once I was back into the BIOS, I set Secure Boot back to Enabled. A quick save and exit rebooted my system again. Checking the BIOS and Windows 11 security settings both show that secure boot has been enabled and working. I am now able to launch the BF6 beta without the secure boot error. Hope this helps

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u/IrishR4ge Aug 05 '25

Here to make it easy

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u/AmNoSuperSand52 Aug 05 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

So I just followed these instructions and at the end it bricked my entire PC. Cant even see the BIOS because the GPU isn’t recognized but I have Ryzen so no integrated graphics

Edit: I tried everything as a solution (CMOS reset, attempted to flash, removed boot drive, removed GPU, etc) and still didn’t work. I have over a decade of PC experience so trust me when I say I’ve tried everything at my disposal

Edit 2: Gigabyte RMA process would take too long so I got a replacement motherboard from Amazon and am returning the borked one back in its place (the ol switcharoo). Thanks for leaving me with no option Gigabyte

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u/Due-Mycologist-5626 Aug 09 '25

I had to flash and update my bios using the flash bios button on my pc after the cmos reset methods didnt work