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You9ef1
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24 days ago

Battlefield 3 PnkBstrK driver blocked

I was trying to get back to battlefield 3, but whenever i try join a server the game doesn't launch, i figured out punkbuster was most likely the problem, and went through all the guides and fixed a few problems, now everything is OK, except one that i couldn't find any solution to

 

everything is OK during the install, and everything is OK in the test except the following pic:

Checking PnkBstrK driver status NOT FOUND

Manually stopping PnkBstrB STOPPED

Removing test PnkBstrB file OK

 

This driver has been blocked from loading

 

tried everything suggested in "learn more", turned off Memory Integrity, turned off "Secure Boot" in the bios (it was on), turned on "Safe Mode" and temporarily turned off "Driver Signature Enforcement", i restarted after every step and tried the command, didn't work

I'm running on windows 11, last check for update 11/13/25. i did get pbsvc.exe from evenbalance.com and uninstall then reinstall it many times. tried updating through pbsetup.exe, i did verify game files on steam, and i did restart after everything. i saw some people saying "PnkBstrK.sys" must be installed in "System32\drivers", it wasn't being installed so i searched for it and found it inside "Local\PunkBuster\BF3\pb" and copied it to drivers folder, didn't work. i turned off my antivirus, turned off windows defender services, closed msi afterburner and rivatuner, and turned off everything, but it still wouldn't launch. 

i'm really frustrated to get it to launch, it did in the past like a year ago, idk what happened, anyone could help?

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