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Battlefield 6 requires secure boot to be enabled and active (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I dual boot with win 11, I do so for programming purposes, not gaming. I read online that the game straight up blocks Linux on all fronts (typical EA). So, I booted into win 11 and launched the beta. It still refused to start and complained that secure boot was "disabled". Booted into BIOS and it was enabled, but not active. I had to reset the keys to the windows default keys to be able to play this game. This is a no go for me. Not giving them my money until they stop this bullshit. Just wanted to let everyone know the situation so far.

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[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

It's a bad thing when it's used to control people. On its own, it's a good thing.

[-] PHLAK@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

What does this even mean?

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

Secure boot is a good feature to protect against certain kinds of threats, but "you can't run this entertainment software because you aren't running a completely Microsoft-prescribed system" is a super lame use of it.

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