To play Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on PC, it is required to enable both Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 in the BIOS settings of your computer. These security features are essential for the game's anti-cheat system, RICOCHET, to function properly and help reduce cheating by ensuring hardware-level security checks.
How to Enable Secure Boot and TPM 2.0
- Enter BIOS/UEFI Settings:
- Restart your computer and press the BIOS access key repeatedly during startup, which can be DEL, F2, F10, or ESC depending on your motherboard manufacturer.
- Enable Secure Boot:
- Navigate to the Security, Boot, or Authentication tab.
- Find the Secure Boot option and set it to Enabled.
- Ensure your BIOS Boot Mode is set to UEFI (not Legacy/CSM).
- Confirm your disk partition style is GPT (not MBR), as Secure Boot requires this.
- Enable TPM 2.0:
- While still in BIOS, go to the Advanced or Trusted Computing section.
- Look for TPM, fTPM (AMD), or PTT (Intel Platform Trust Technology) and enable it.
- Save the changes and restart your PC.
Additional Notes
- If after enabling these settings you encounter issues like no display signals, a BIOS reset by removing the CMOS battery temporarily can resolve it.
- It's recommended to update your BIOS/UEFI firmware to the latest version to ensure compatibility.
- You can check if Secure Boot is enabled in Windows by typing "msinfo32" and looking for "Secure Boot State" (should be "On").
- To check TPM 2.0 status, press Windows + R, type "TPM.msc," and in the TPM Management window, check if TPM is ready and shows version 2.0.
These steps are necessary to meet Black Ops 7's security requirements and participate in its beta or full release, as these measures bolster the integrity of the game's anti-cheat system for a fair multiplayer experience.
