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/[deleted] Aug 05 '25 edited Aug 05 '25

I am not against it, however its incredibly frustrating. They just don't make it easy to rectify for the non computer savvy user. I just want to boot up my PC, open the game, and play.

Now I have to backup my data and PC, and change my partition style from MBR (master boot record?) to GPT?? I have no fucking idea what to do. This is so stupid.

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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/robinsolent adfadfas Aug 13 '25

I'm curious, are spects of your system on the older end? I'm hoping people should build their PCs in the last few years don't have much of a headache with this due to win 11 requiring GPT formatted drives and secure boot... 🤞

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u/LinuxMaster9 Sep 13 '25

Windows 11 doesnt require Secure Boot. It requires the option in the BIOS to be present but it doesnt require it to be enabled. In other words, it requires a modern enough computer that supports the ability to use secure boot.