Counter-Strike 2

Valve / ESL FACEIT Group

FACEIT Secure Boot Required

While CS2 itself does not strictly enforce these settings, the competitive FACEIT Anti-Cheat requires Secure Boot on modern Windows installations.

Verified Error Codes

FACEIT-SECURE-BOOT

Secure Boot needs to be enabled

FACEIT Anti-Cheat refuses to launch, stating: 'Secure Boot needs to be enabled to launch FACEIT AC'.

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FACEIT-TPM

TPM 2.0 needs to be enabled

FACEIT Anti-Cheat prompts: 'TPM 2.0 needs to be enabled to launch FACEIT AC'.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I play regular CS2 matchmaking without Secure Boot?

Yes, standard Valve Matchmaking (VAC) does not currently strictly enforce Secure Boot or TPM 2.0, but FACEIT does.

I'm on Windows 10, does FACEIT still require this?

Historically FACEIT only enforced this for Windows 11, but they have increasingly rolled out Secure Boot requirements for Windows 10 users as well to combat sophisticated cheats.

Fix Tools

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