It’s becoming more and more common for games to require you to enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot before starting, and the Black Ops 7 beta requires you to have both active and ready to go.
Gone are the days when you could put a disc into play a game. In the case of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta, you need to secure a Black Ops 7 beta code, redeem it, download the game, and go through the arduous process of installing and setting up both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot.
It’s laborious, tedious, but it must be done to play the Black Ops 7 beta. So let’s get through this as fast as we can.
How to Enable TPM 2.0 For Black Ops 7 Beta
You need to enable TPM 2.0 through BIOS and activate it through your system’s advanced settings to play the Black Ops 7 beta.
Before we get into both the TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot processes, be warned: Different Motherboards and Systems may vary in their presentation and settings!
What works for one user might appear slightly more difficult for another. There isn’t one uniform way to enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, unfortunately. Activision recommends checking your motherboard before beginning the process.
There are several steps you need to follow to enable TPM 2.0. So check out our complete walkthrough:
- Firstly, press the Windows key and the R key together.
- Now type in tpm.msc in the pop-up box.
- Look at the Status, and see if it says that the TPM is ready.
- If it’s not, and you’re instructed to enable it in BIOS, let’s move on.
- For Windows 10:
- Click on Start.
- Choose Settings.
- Press Update & Security.
- Select Recovery.
- Use Advanced Restart on your system.
- If you’re on Windows 11:
- Press Start.
- Go to Settings.
- Select System.
- Pick Recovery.
- Finally, enable Advanced Restart.
- From the Troubleshoot submenu, go to Advanced Options.
- Now go to UEFI Firmware Settings.
- Then click on Restart.
- For AMD users, go to the Settings, and under AMD CPU fTPM, set it to Enabled.
- For Intel users, go the Settings, and enable Intel PTT or Security Device Support.
- Save all your changes and reboot the whole system.
- Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3.
- If TPM 2.0 is now active, you’re ready to play the Black Ops 7 beta.
How to Enable Secure Boot For Black Ops 7 Beta
We’ve also got a complete Secure Boot guide here showing you the ins and outs, too:
- Once again, press the Windows key and the R key at the same time.
- This time, enter msinfo32 in the pop-up box.
- Scroll down to BIOS Mode, and see if it says UEFI.
- Now, scroll down further to Secure Boot State, and check if it says On.
- If the system isn’t saying either of these things, we need to change this.
- Access your system’s BIOS as above.
- For Windows 10:
- Click on Start.
- Choose Settings.
- Press Update & Security.
- Select Recovery.
- Use Advanced Restart on your system.
- If you’re on Windows 11:
- Press Start.
- Go to Settings.
- Select System.
- Pick Recovery.
- Finally, enable Advanced Restart.
- Head to the Troubleshoot submenu and to Advanced Options.
- Select UEFI Firmware Settings.
- You should be in BIOS now, and if you are, go to the Security settings.
- Enable the Security Chip.
- Set the Boot mode to UEFI.
- Now, press to Enable Secure Boot.
- Save everything and repeat steps 1-4.
- Hopefully, Secure Boot should be working, and you can get stuck into the beta.
We’ve done our best to try and make this simple. If you need additional assistance, the official Call of Duty YouTube channel has a video walkthrough in case you need it.
This is where you need to let us know if this worked for you. We’ve no idea why Activision has to make it so complicated to play the Black Ops 7 beta—it’s potentially a big reason as to why Black Ops 7 beta has woeful numbers. But leave a comment below, let us know if anything else worked differently for you, or if the settings worked differently.
Plus, head to the Insider Gaming forum to discuss the process with other users, and check out Black Ops 7’s bizarre new Wallhack Weapon.
