Secure Boot is required to play Battlefield 6 on PC, so here’s how to enable it.
As thousands of PC players launch Battlefield 6 for the first time, many of them are met with an error message that states they need to enable Secure Boot on their PC. If you happen to be tech-savvy or simply know a lot about your motherboard, then you might immediately know how to enable Secure Boot and where to navigate to do so.
However, enabling Secure Boot isn't an everyday PC task that many users know how to do, so this can lead to some frustration before you can even get into a game of Battlefield 6. If you're struggling with Secure Boot as a whole, don't worry too much, as the process isn't too complicated.
You'll still want to read the guide below if you want to make sure you understand all the steps to enable Secure Boot so you can get Battlefield 6 up and running as quickly as possible.
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Enabling Secure Boot on PC for Battlefield 6
Here are the basics: Secure Boot is a BIOS setting that doesn't change much in terms of how your PC behaves. It can be enabled with a few button clicks through your BIOS, and it's required to enable to combat cheaters on PC in Battlefield 6. Enabling Secure Boot adds another layer of security against cheaters, and several other PC games take this measure as well.
While enabling Secure Boot isn't inherently difficult, the process will be slightly different for every player. This is because enabling Secure Boot is done through your BIOS, and a PC's BIOS is dependent on what brand/model of motherboard you have installed. So, for example, an ASUS and MSI motherboard require different steps to enable Secure Boot because the BIOSes are set up in two separate ways.
Fortunately, there is a list of generic steps you can follow regardless of what kind of motherboard you have. Here are those steps you can use to enable Secure Boot:
- Restart your PC and continually mash the "Delete" key until your PC enters the BIOS. Some motherboards will have an alternate way to enter the BIOS, but most motherboards just require you to press Delete at start-up. The best way to ensure you don't miss the window to enter the BIOS is to keep pressing Delete until you see the BIOS screen.
- Once you're in the BIOS, you need to go to the "Boot" menu, which is often visible right from the BIOS menu.
- In the Boot menu, make sure your Boot Mode is set to UEFI and not CSM.
- Now, sometimes Secure Boot can also be found in the Boot menu, but if it's not there for you, you can look in the "Advanced" menu. If Secure Boot isn't found anywhere, try searching for your specific motherboard model to see where it's located.
- Once you find Secure Boot, it will likely be set to "Disabled." To enable it, click on it and swap to "Enabled." If the BIOS allows this and you see Secure Boot is set to Enabled, then you can save your changes and exit the BIOS.
- However, sometimes, your BIOS won't let you enable Secure Boot until you enable Platform Keys (PK). To take care of this, you should see an option near Secure Boot that says "Enroll All Factory Default Keys."
- Enable this setting, and then you should be able to switch Secure Boot from Disabled to Enabled.
- After that's done, make sure you switch Secure Boot Mode from Custom to Standard.
- Save your changes from the BIOS and exit. Your PC will restart, and now you should be able to launch Battlefield 6 without seeing the Secure Boot error.
Naturally, these steps don't get into the nitty-gritty of enabling Secure Boot for every single motherboard BIOS, as there are several different brands that all have slightly different settings. However, this list should at least get you in the right spot, and from there, you can search for how to enable Secure Boot for your specific motherboard.
Your search should be something like "How to enable Secure Boot for MSI Pro Z-690 A (or whatever model motherboard you have)." This search should produce some videos or brand-specific guides that show you how to enable Secure Boot in your BIOS.
That's all we have on enabling Secure Boot for Battlefield 6. With the way the PC gaming industry is headed, most online games will likely require this setting in the future, so it's good to know how to do it now rather than later.
After you gain access to Battlefield 6, make sure to read our guides on how to earn all of the beta rewards and earn every Twitch Drop during the beta weekends.
