US EditionBattlefield 6 Open Beta Forces PC Gamers to Mess About With Their BIOS to Enable Secure Boot — and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Is Next
PC GAMING PLATFORMS, AUG 6 – Activision mandates TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot for Black Ops 7 PC players to enhance anti-cheat efforts, following a phased rollout that began with Black Ops 6 Season 5.
- On August 7, 2025, Team RICOCHET began a phased rollout of Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 5, joining other multiplayer games requesting Secure Boot.
- Following EA's move, Activision has ramped up anti-cheat efforts, including legal actions and Secure Boot requirements for Call of Duty, mirroring industry-wide pressure.
- Under these measures, TPM 2.0 verifies boot integrity and Secure Boot ensures only trusted software loads, as Team RICOCHET states `These hardware-level protections are a key part of our anti-cheat efforts, and we’re asking all players to get compliant now`.
- While Season 5 remains optional, Activision says it won't enforce Secure Boot or TPM 2.0, but both will be required for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 later this year.
- For many PC players, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will only run on systems with TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, potentially locking out thousands of legitimate players.
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Battlefield 6 Open Beta Forces PC Gamers to Mess About With Their BIOS to Enable Secure Boot — and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Is Next
If you’re trying to play the Battlefield 6 Open Beta on PC, you might have run into a problem: ‘Secure Boot is not enabled.’ You're not alone.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 follows Battlefield 6's lead, will also require secure boot on PC
I'm sure Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 won't be exactly the same game, despite their obvious bullet casing-littered common ground. However, they are opting to mirror each other in one manner - both will require you to enable secure booting on your PC. As if summoned to do so by EA letting everyone know that this week's BF6 open beta would necessitate a delve in your BIOS to click yes on a thing in the name of eliminating cheating, …
In order to be able to play the upcoming call of duty black ops 7, Windows 10 and 11 Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 are required, but not only Black Ops 7 will require these security features on the PC.
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