Many gamers face the frustrating ‘Secure Boot is not enabled on this machine’ error when trying to start games on Windows 11, particularly EA titles like FIFA 23. This problem has several solutions, and I’ll walk you through the most effective ways to resolve it.
Method 1: Enable secure boot in BIOS
The most direct solution is enabling Secure Boot in your system’s BIOS settings. Here’s how to do it:
- Open Windows Settings using
Windows + Ikeyboard shortcut
- Navigate to the System section
- Find and click Recovery in the right panel
- Click the Restart now button under Advanced startup
- Confirm the restart when prompted
- Select Troubleshoot from the menu
- Choose Advanced options
- Select UEFI Firmware Settings and click Restart
- In BIOS, find Boot Options and enable Secure Boot
- Save changes with
F10and restart your PC
Method 2: Reinstall anti-cheat software
If Secure Boot is already enabled, reinstalling the anti-cheat software often resolves the error:
- Open File Explorer with
Windows + E
- Go to your game installation folder at:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common
- Open your game’s folder
- Find and open the
_Installerfolder
- Run
EAAntiCheat.Installer.EXE
- Choose your game and click Uninstall
- After uninstallation completes, click Install
- Wait for installation to finish
Method 3: Run as administrator
If other methods fail, try running the game with admin privileges:
- Close all game-related processes
- Search for the game or Origin in Start menu
- Right-click and select Run as administrator
- Accept the UAC prompt
Method 4: Contact support
If none of these solutions work, reach out to the game’s support team for specialized assistance. They can provide specific fixes for your situation or escalate the issue if it’s affecting multiple users.