Having problems getting the Battlefield 6 beta to work? You’re not alone.
I’m used to PC gaming being fiddly but I’ve never experienced anything like trying to get the Battlefield 6 beta working before.
Allow me to paint you a picture. I installed Battlefield 6 at the weekend, to join the open beta, but when I tried to load the game I was returned with a security error, reading, „Secure Boot is not enabled.“ So I closed the pop-up and visited the EA help page suggested, where things got rapidly more complicated.
„Some EA games require Secure Boot“, it said, „a Windows 10 and 11 security feature that ensures your PC only loads safe software during startup.“ But enabling Secure Boot isn’t a particularly straightforward procedure, requiring adjusting settings in your system’s pre-boot BIOS menu (basic input/output settings) that adjusts how your PC hardware functions.
The seriousness of this is why the EA help page warns: „If you’re not used to navigating to and updating your BIOS settings, you should contact a professional or your manufacturer’s customer support.“ And: „Incorrectly configuring your BIOS settings can cause issues with your computer, including a failure to start up.“ And: „EA doesn’t take responsibility for changes to your BIOS settings.“
But no problem, right? If you’ve ever built a PC, you’ll be well aware what BIOS settings are, and you may well have encountered them even with a storebought machine. I built mine, so feeling relatively confident, I followed EA’s instructions (which you’ll need to open on a second screen while you reboot your machine), found the settings I needed for my specific motherboard and enabled Secure Boot.
I felt rather pleased with myself until my computer wouldn’t load. Changes reverted, then, I logged back into Windows to research what was going on. And note: here’s where EA’s help ended. The company provided links to different motherboard manufacturer’s websites, but I was on my own finding the information I needed there. Fortunately for me, someone else on Reddit had exactly the same problem, and fortunately for them, and for me, someone else linked a video solution.
