Punkbuster Issues

[JlOlSlH]

I have been able to play battlefield 4 for a while now without issues but recently punkbuster has been kicking me out of almost every game with this quote... "ERROR

Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'JlOlSlH' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Disallowed Program/Driver [130827]" 

... I have tried everything I know of to remedy the situation, any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!

[SalazaarXionon]

Hmm, right hopefully this will fix your problem, go to this site: http://www.punkbuster.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php Download the setup for which ever OS you are using. Add BF4 as the game and check for updates. It will and should fix anything wrong with your punkbuster. Update this if it doesn't work, hopefully one of the Heros can help you then.

[GoodTimeNinja]

After installing the updated version of punkbuster, i am still having the same issues.

[XXXO77O4906]

First, do this steps: http://help.ea.com/en/article/battlefield-4-punkbuster-troubleshooting/ .

Also, try this additional steps, if the above does not work:

1. Open windows firewall

2. Click advanced settings( on the left) and then inbound (also left)
3. Find PnkbstrA.exe and PnkbstrB.exe (if you have two of both, its fine)
4. Right click on each of them>properties>programs and services
5. Make sure that "all programs that meet the specifications" is checked
6. Then go to the "Advanced" tab and check all 3 boxes. Domain, Private and Public.
7. REMEMBER TO DO THIS FOR ALL PnkBstr Files. Then save and quit.
8. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4 and delete "Pb" folder.
9. Go to these 2 links:
http://websec.evenbalance.com/downloader/download.php?file=1
http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe
10. Download and install both
11. Run Pbsetup.exe (the first link)
12. Add a game (eg. bf4)
13. Check for updates.

Also, try to disable your firewall if it does not work.

Note: If this does not work, please go to the official site of your driver supplier and download the newest driver (be sure to do a clean install of the driver).

[ragnarok013]

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@GoodTimeNinja wrote:

After installing the updated version of punkbuster, i am still having the same issues.

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Run the update utility but manually add BF4 to the list in the update utility.  When I did this it fixed the issue that you describe when I had it when updating it alone didn't solve it.

[JlOlSlH]

I did all the steps as described here and I still have recieved the same error... I also manually added it the list whenever I updated punkbuster. I also updated my drivers the the latest beta. My graphics card and all my hardware is almost brand new, not even two months old. (I know this really doesn't matter but I just wanted it to be known that my hardware is more than sufficient for this game, it is also all AMD hardware). All I want to do is to be able to play a match with my friends without being kicked every other game. It becomes really frustrating especially when you have 5000-6000 points whenever you get kicked...