Punkbuster keeps kicking me.

[Samtaro]

I haven't played the game for 1-2 months and decided to come back the other day. All of a sudden I keep getting kicked by Punkbuster (the anti-cheat) for no reason whatsoever. I will be halfway through a match and it kicks me, then I cannot play another match as I get kicked as soon as I join. What is the issue with this and how do I fix it? On the brink of deleting the game permanently tbh.

[Samtaro]

Screenshot of error message:

https://gyazo.com/c935956048ad58e43f75b82bb304fdc5

[Samtaro]

FIXED: Windows Defender was blocking Punkbuster for some unknown reason.

[xmike2112]

If it happens again....Post here and I can help.
Or just send me a friend request and I can walk you through some things that should be done for BF4 to run properly.
Whoever coded bf4 and Origin is an absolute idiot

[Samtaro]

Originally posted by xmike2112:

If it happens again....Post here and I can help.
Or just send me a friend request and I can walk you through some things that should be done for BF4 to run properly.
Whoever coded bf4 and Origin is an absolute idiot

The issue seems to have come back, how do I fix this??

[Vitaly]

Originally posted by xmike2112:

If it happens again....Post here and I can help.
Or just send me a friend request and I can walk you through some things that should be done for BF4 to run properly.
Whoever coded bf4 and Origin is an absolute idiot

Hi, I'm throwing punkbuster, nothing helps, is there a solution to the problem?

[Samtaro]

Originally posted by Vitalik_36rus:

Originally posted by xmike2112:

If it happens again....Post here and I can help.
Or just send me a friend request and I can walk you through some things that should be done for BF4 to run properly.
Whoever coded bf4 and Origin is an absolute idiot

Hi, I'm throwing punkbuster, nothing helps, is there a solution to the problem?

Yeah, deleting the game and never downloading it again worked for me!

[RunForRest]

Punkbuster crap is still a thing ??? mygod
that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ old "anti cheat" got me banned for nothing in bfbc2 a few years ago
lost my BF3 acc due to that too
would still love to play those but not with stonage punkbuster that produces false alarms

[Samtaro]

Originally posted by RuunForRest:

Punkbuster crap is still a thing ??? mygod
that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ old "anti cheat" got me banned for nothing in bfbc2 a few years ago
lost my BF3 acc due to that too
would still love to play those but not with stonage punkbuster that produces false alarms

Indeed, it's garbage. I hope BF2042 has a different anti cheat.

[Akemua]

Originally posted by Samtaroooo:

Originally posted by RuunForRest:

Punkbuster crap is still a thing ??? mygod
that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ old "anti cheat" got me banned for nothing in bfbc2 a few years ago
lost my BF3 acc due to that too
would still love to play those but not with stonage punkbuster that produces false alarms

Indeed, it's garbage. I hope BF2042 has a different anti cheat.

From what I read it hasn't even been updated since like 2018 and no new game has used it. It's effectively dead and only old games like BF4 use it.

[Samtaro]

Originally posted by Aemaz:

Originally posted by Samtaroooo:

Indeed, it's garbage. I hope BF2042 has a different anti cheat.

From what I read it hasn't even been updated since like 2018 and no new game has used it. It's effectively dead and only old games like BF4 use it.

Sounds about right. BF4 is still very popular so idk why they don't improve it on there at least. The servers will still be heavily populated even when BF2042 is released.

[XyRRoN]

Make sure you open the Run dialog box by using the Windows Key + R key combination. Inside the text box next to Open, type “services.msc” without the quotation marks and click the OK button below to open Services.

Alternatively, you can type “control.exe” in the Run box above or simply search for Control Panel in the Start menu. Set the View by option to Large or Small icons by clicking it at the top right part of the window and click the Administrative Tools option at the top of the window.

Inside this section, make sure you locate the Services entry and double-click to open it.

Inside the list of services you have installed on your computer, locate the PunkBuster It can also go by the name of PnkBstrA. Right-click its entry in the list and choose Properties from the Context menu which will appear.

If the Service status is shown as Running, make sure you click the Stop button below. Under Startup type, click the dropdown menu and choose Automatic from the list.

After that, navigate to the Recovery tab inside the service’s Properties. You should see three options at the top of the window: First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures.

Left-click the dropdown menu next to all three of these options and choose to Restart the Service from the list of options before navigating back to the General.

Inside the General tab, left-click the Start button, wait for the service to start, and click the OK button to apply all changes you have made.

[Samtaro]

Originally posted by XyRRoN:

Make sure you open the Run dialog box by using the Windows Key + R key combination. Inside the text box next to Open, type “services.msc” without the quotation marks and click the OK button below to open Services.

Alternatively, you can type “control.exe” in the Run box above or simply search for Control Panel in the Start menu. Set the View by option to Large or Small icons by clicking it at the top right part of the window and click the Administrative Tools option at the top of the window.

Inside this section, make sure you locate the Services entry and double-click to open it.

Inside the list of services you have installed on your computer, locate the PunkBuster It can also go by the name of PnkBstrA. Right-click its entry in the list and choose Properties from the Context menu which will appear.

If the Service status is shown as Running, make sure you click the Stop button below. Under Startup type, click the dropdown menu and choose Automatic from the list.

After that, navigate to the Recovery tab inside the service’s Properties. You should see three options at the top of the window: First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures.

Left-click the dropdown menu next to all three of these options and choose to Restart the Service from the list of options before navigating back to the General.

Inside the General tab, left-click the Start button, wait for the service to start, and click the OK button to apply all changes you have made.

Thanks but I already deleted the game lmao

[᲼]

Originally posted by Samtaroooo:

Originally posted by RuunForRest:

Punkbuster crap is still a thing ??? mygod
that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ old "anti cheat" got me banned for nothing in bfbc2 a few years ago
lost my BF3 acc due to that too
would still love to play those but not with stonage punkbuster that produces false alarms

Indeed, it's garbage. I hope BF2042 has a different anti cheat.

2042 uses easy anti-cheat

[Zenryu]

Originally posted by XyRRoN:

Make sure you open the Run dialog box by using the Windows Key + R key combination. Inside the text box next to Open, type “services.msc” without the quotation marks and click the OK button below to open Services.

Alternatively, you can type “control.exe” in the Run box above or simply search for Control Panel in the Start menu. Set the View by option to Large or Small icons by clicking it at the top right part of the window and click the Administrative Tools option at the top of the window.

Inside this section, make sure you locate the Services entry and double-click to open it.

Inside the list of services you have installed on your computer, locate the PunkBuster It can also go by the name of PnkBstrA. Right-click its entry in the list and choose Properties from the Context menu which will appear.

If the Service status is shown as Running, make sure you click the Stop button below. Under Startup type, click the dropdown menu and choose Automatic from the list.

After that, navigate to the Recovery tab inside the service’s Properties. You should see three options at the top of the window: First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures.

Left-click the dropdown menu next to all three of these options and choose to Restart the Service from the list of options before navigating back to the General.

Inside the General tab, left-click the Start button, wait for the service to start, and click the OK button to apply all changes you have made.

Didn't work.