Battlefield 6 launches tomorrow, October 10, and if you’ve been wondering about how hacker-free we can expect the experience to be, the good news is the beta went relatively well. That said, players tend to be concerned about kernel-level anti-cheats and having to go into their MB BIOS to activate the Secure Boot feature on PC. With this article, we’re explaining what BF6’s anti-cheat system does and what you need to do before playing.
Battlefield 6’s Javelin anti-cheat explained
Past Battlefield games had already used anti-cheat systems with varying degrees of success, but it wasn’t until recently EA started to update the more recent entries to use Javelin. Why has it replaced past anti-cheat solutions?
Javelin is similar to the anti-cheats used by competitive FPS like Valorant in that it’s a kernel-level anti-cheat. This means these ACs work at the core level of the computer and its operating system, basically having access to all information on hardware and software changes no matter how minimal they are. This might lead to false “red flags” but also yields bigger hit rates when it comes to “nuking” online hackers in the games.
Battlefield 6 anti-cheat: How to enable Secure Boot
If you’re eager to jump into the modern military FPS action of Battlefield 6 and are okay with kernel-level anti-cheats, there’s a solid chance your PC might not have the BIOS-level Secure Boot option activated. The game needs it to check for any and all unauthorized/malicious programs trying to boot up before the OS loads and the game runs. Some builds have it on by default, while others don’t.
Don’t worry, as enabling Secure Boot should only take you a few minutes if you follow these instructions:
- Turn off or reboot your PC.
- Launch into the motherboard’s BIOS before the OS loads.
- Navigate to the Boot settings (or similar) tab.
- Find the “Secure Boot state” option.
- Change it to On/Enabled.
If you can’t access/modify this setting, chances are your PC doesn’t have TPM 2.0 enabled and/or the system disk isn’t set to GPT partition style instead of MBR. If you don’t know what any of this means or how to check if everything’s in order, head over to EA’s in-depth guide.
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