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Anonymous
12 years ago

RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe

This error came up today. Nothing in my computer changed... Left one game on my own, all was working well, and the next game I joined this error comes up.  I've looked around, people seem to be havi...
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Anonymous
12 years ago

Hey !

Go to : C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\__Installer\punkbuster\redist

> Launch pbsvc.exe and Install/Re-install Punkbuster service

If you don't have the pbsvc.exe, go to http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe [evenbalance.com] and download it.

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    EA_Mako
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    4 years ago

    @Da_Legit_Waffle 

    Glad to hear these steps helped out!

    I'm locking the thread here to prevent further necro-posting as it is extremely old, thanks.

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