With a bit of bad luck, you may soon have to activate controversial features in League of Legends, which have already cost players of other games their nerves in the recent past.
What is this feature? Matthew Paoletti, Anti-Cheat Manager at Riot Games, explained on October 29, 2025 on X that the development studio is implementing additional security requirements for League of Legends.
To this end, Paoletti shared a screenshot of a message titled “VAN: Restriction.” The message informs the affected player that their account does not meet the necessary requirements to play and that they must activate UEFI Secure Boot, HVCI, and TPM 2.0.
These features, and the activation of these features, have been quite controversial among gamers recently.
In what way is Riot Games keeping an eye on you? The features are security functions that protect you from harmful software such as malware (for example, rootkits) and ensure that only safe software is loaded when starting your PC.
In games, these settings are supposed to support cheat prevention, for example by preventing unauthorized software from starting when booting the PC. Paoletti explains on X that they only require suspicious players to activate these security functions. According to Paoletti, this should only affect a small circle of players.
On the Riot Games website, the developers explain in a post from September 8 that it could affect PCs that are “too cheat-capable” because they may have outdated Windows.
Why are these features controversial? If you want to activate Secure Boot, HVCI, and TPM 2.0, you have to go into the BIOS. This is essentially the firmware of your motherboard and the first software that runs when you turn on your PC. Only after the BIOS has started will the operating system (Windows) load.
To enter the BIOS, you need to restart your computer and watch the screen. During startup, you should see which key you need to press to enter the BIOS. Depending on your motherboard manufacturer, this is often Del, F2, F10, F12, or ESC.
The BIOS is powerful software that can have significant effects on your PC, potentially making your system unstable if you make incorrect settings. It is generally advised that users without IT experience do not enter the BIOS unless absolutely necessary and only make minor changes with guidance.
For many gamers who lack IT experience, working in the BIOS is associated with headaches. There was already criticism from players during the beta tests of Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 because they had to deal with the hassle of activation to play. This was particularly bitter because, even during the beta, the first cheaters managed to get into the game: A setting costs players of Battlefield 6 nerves, cheaters still manage to get into the game in less than 24 hours
