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Install FACEIT

2024-01-14
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The following provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring FACEIT Anti-Cheat (AC) on client systems, including prerequisites like enabling SecureBoot, Memory Integrity, and maintaining system updates for optimal functionality.

Some important news from FaceIt -

  1. FACEIT released a fix on 2025/11/03, addressing the issue with “TPM attestation not ready.” This fix improves compatibility and resolves the TPM-related errors affecting many users. We recommend all users to update their BIOS to the latest version, as future FACEIT updates may again affect TPM functionality. ASUS has confirmed that they have already released an fTPM firmware update for many motherboards.
    For example:
    https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-b550m-k/helpdesk_bios?model2Name=PRIME-B550M-K
    Keeping your BIOS up to date ensures better TPM stability and compatibility with FACEIT anti-cheat updates.
  2. news from AMD - https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/faqs/pa-420.html
  3. more news from FaceIt - https://www.faceit.com/en/news/faceit-rollout-of-tpm-secure-boot-iommu-and-vbs

How to install FaceIt AC

  1. FaceIt requires SecureBoot enabled in Windows 11.
  2. For Windows 10 it requires UEFI mode and TPM 2.0 encryption to be enabled in Bios for 13th generation CPUs.
  3. Faceit requires to enable Memory Integrity
  4. Faceit requires that Windows is kept up-to-date in order to function properly.
  5. Enable super client for image only.
  6. Uninstall FACEIT AC if it is installed.
  7. Download the latest FACEIT installer.
  8. Install FACEIT AC and FACEIT client application.
  9. Uncheck "Run FACEIT AC" after the installation.
  10. Turn off the PC and save changes on the image.
  11. Enabled super client again and ran FACEIT AC.
  12. Wait for anti-cheat to update and when FACEIT asks to reboot the PC,  just turn it off  instead of rebooting.
  13. Saved changes on the image.
  14. Turn on the PC and check if it is booting properly.
  15. https://www.faceit.com/en/news/faceit-rollout-of-tpm-secure-boot-iommu-and-vbs

AMD BIOS update

  1. If your Manufacturer Name is AMD and your Manufacturer Version is 3.*.0.* (for example 3.92.0.5), your motherboard likely needs a BIOS update to resolve a known issue with TPM. For more information, please refer to this article.

ASUS BIOS update

  1. We recommend all users to update their BIOS to the latest version, as future FACEIT updates may again affect TPM functionality.
  2. ASUS has confirmed that they have already released an fTPM firmware update for many motherboards.
  3. For example:
    https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-b550m-k/helpdesk_bios?model2Name=PRIME-B550M-K
  4. Keeping your BIOS up to date ensures better TPM stability and compatibility with FACEIT anti-cheat updates.

Enable Device Health Attestation Service

  1. In some cases, this issue can be fixed by enabling the Device Health Attestation Service using the Group Policy Editor.
  2. Note: The Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) is only available in Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
  3. Open the Start menu, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter.
  4. In the left-hand pane, navigate to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Health Attestation Service
  5. In the right-hand pane, double-click the policy named "Enable Device Health Attestation Monitoring and Reporting".
  6. Select Enabled.
  7. Click Apply, then OK.
  8. Restart your PC for the change to take effect.

Hyper-V issue on Faceit

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

  1. Open Command Prompt (CMD) with administrative privileges.
  2. Type the following command and press Enter:
  3. bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
  4. You should see a message indicating that the operation was completed successfully.

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