anti-cheat

The short answer is: not in the way Windows and most PC vendors mean when they say “Secure Boot.” Intel-based Macs running Boot Camp do not expose a Microsoft‑style UEFI Secure Boot + TPM environment to Windows the same way a Windows OEM PC does. Boot Camp can adjust trust so Windows will boot...

Battlefield 6’s highly anticipated launch has brought new energy to the storied first-person shooter series, but many PC players have encountered an unexpected roadblock before they can even enter the heat of battle: the Secure Boot requirement. Anyone booting up Battlefield 6 only to be greeted...

The launch of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta has ignited excitement among gamers worldwide, but a new technical hurdle—Secure Boot—has stopped many PC players in their tracks. For the first time in the franchise, Electronic Arts requires Secure Boot to be enabled on Windows 10 and 11 machines to...

Electronic Arts (EA) has officially raised the bar for anti-cheat security in the PC gaming industry by requiring Secure Boot to be enabled for all Battlefield 6 players, beginning with the much-anticipated Open Beta. This move underscores EA’s evolving approach to combating in-game cheating and...

A seismic shift is rippling through PC gaming as Electronic Arts mandates Secure Boot activation for all Windows users wishing to enter the world of Battlefield 6. This requirement, announced on the eve of the game’s high-profile beta, underscores a new era in anti-cheat technology for...

For gamers who have invested in cutting-edge handheld hardware such as the ASUS ROG Ally, questions surrounding operating systems are more than a passing concern—they can fundamentally alter the experience. The ROG Ally, powered by a Ryzen Z1 processor and tailored for portable gaming, was...

In a significant move to bolster anti-cheat measures, Electronic Arts (EA) has mandated the activation of Secure Boot for players of Battlefield 2042. This requirement, introduced in Update 8.8.0, aims to counteract sophisticated cheating techniques that exploit vulnerabilities during the...

For gamers invested in competitive titles like Valorant, running into obscure system errors can be the ultimate frustration—especially when those errors are tied not to game performance, but to system-level security features like Secure Boot and TPM 2.0. Since the introduction of Windows 11...

Missing Windows Security Updates for FACEIT? Let’s dive into the troubleshooting steps If you’ve ever seen the error message “Your system is missing important Windows security updates” while trying to launch FACEIT, you’re not alone. This issue typically stems from one of several Windows...

If you’re a gamer who cherishes both on-the-go play and a deep, immersive gaming library, you might have already toyed with the idea of installing Windows on your Steam Deck. While Valve’s SteamOS is a cool Linux-based platform built for handheld gaming, several popular titles – and even entire...

In a recent blog entry on GamingOnLinux, authored by Liam Dawe, the discussion revolves around a slew of articles speculating about the implications of Microsoft's upcoming updates to Windows 11 and the potential changes to the Windows kernel. Some narratives in the tech community suggest that...

Hello, I posted yesterday about a game that wouldn't work and I got that fixed, it came up with something saying i'm not an administrator. Today I got black hawk down and installed it getting an error message saying An error occurred during the moving data process : -214702473 After...

Hi as many of you might know the popular anti cheat software included with many games such as Rappelz a popular mmo does not appear to work with Windows 7 and wont start. I was wondering if anyone is aware of this issue and possibily working on a workaround before the actual official fix comes...