BF2042 now wants you to run secure boot

Shmee · Jun 8, 2025

Battlefield™ 2042 - SECURE BOOT REQUIREMENT ON SUPPORTED HARDWARE - Steam News

With Update 8.8.0 on Battlefield 2042, we will require that Secure Boot be enabled for PC hardware that can support it. This will provide you with a higher standard of trust and safety while you play select EA titles. As cheat developers keep evolving their tactics, we're stepping up our game...

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Seeing this really made me mad. I don't want to be told how to run my OS or UEFI settings. I am really unhappy with EA and I have requested a refund through steam. Sad, as the game was actually alright before. I did enjoy it at times. Anyway, I would encourage yall to review bomb them. I left a negative but fair review.

JTsyo · Monday at 2:11 PM

I take it it's for anti-cheat. I always felt that was a losing battle. They would be better off looking for anomalous data on the servers to flag accounts.

balloonshark · Monday at 5:22 PM

Sigh. After not playing in forever I finally updated the game last week. I only play solo so this is extra annoying. These companies sure are making it easy to boycott them as they keep taking and taking.

Ranulf · Tuesday at 7:28 PM

Steam reviews aren't kind about the new requirement. Amazing that EA feels their anti-cheat is so bad they need secure boot too.

BF2042 now wants you to run secure boot

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