Guide on how to enable Secure Boot for the Faceit Anticheat
Secure Boot is a built-in feature on most modern PCs that helps protect your system from malware and unauthorised software during startup. It ensures that your computer only boots using trusted software from your manufacturer. It also helps video game developers to fight against software cheats, and for some games or services, such as Faceit for Counter-Strike 2, you have to enable secure boot if your operating system is on Windows 11. We will teach you how you can enable it so your Faceit Anti-cheat lets you play CS2.
Here’s how to check whether Secure Boot is enabled, and a guide on how you can turn on your Secure Boot in Windows 11 for playing games such as CS2 Faceit, Battlefield 6 or many other titles.
How to Check If Secure Boot Is Enabled (Windows 10 & 11)
- Press Windows Key + R to open the Run window.
- Type msinfo32 and press Enter.
- In the System Information window, select System Summary on the left panel.
- Look for the following values:
- BIOS Mode → Should say UEFI
- Secure Boot State → Should say On
Step 1: Enter your BIOS
- Restart your PC.
- As soon as it powers on, repeatedly press the Delete key (or keys like F2 or F12) until the BIOS/UEFI screen appears.
Step 2: Switch to Advanced Mode
Step 3: Check Boot Mode
- Go to Boot → CSM Support.
- Set CSM Support to Disabled.
- Save and reboot if prompted, then return to the BIOS.
- If available, set Storage Boot Option Control and Other PCI Devices to UEFI Only
Step 4: Enable Secure Boot
- Navigate to Settings → Miscellaneous → Secure Boot (sometimes under the Boot or Security tab depending on your BIOS version).
- Set Secure Boot to Enabled.
- If you see Secure Boot Mode, select Standard. If “Standard” is greyed out, choose Custom, then Install Factory Default Keys.
Step 5: Save and Exit
Step 6: Verify Secure Boot Is Working
- Press Windows Key + R again, type msinfo32, and hit Enter.
- Under System Summary, check Secure Boot State — it should now read On.
Conclusion
We hope our small guide helped you to finally play Faceit in CS2 and grind the ranks and levels again. Maybe even some Battlefield 6? Secure Boot is a simple but powerful layer of protection that helps keep your PC secure and ready for modern software and games. Once enabled, you won’t need to change it again, as having Secure Boot enabled has no real drawback. It only uses trusted and verified software, a normal PC user should be totally fine keeping this change enabled.
