constantly kicked from every server by punk buster

[Gschmurtz]

Same here :

ERROR

Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'Gschmurtz' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe

No problem for a week, just started during the evening.

[TEEVOE]

I am suddenly having this problem on all servers as well. Can't play for more than a few minutes before I'm kicked. BF4 Beta was uninstalled weeks ago, and PB has been updated, removed, and reinstalled/updated. 

When is this game going to function? Between this and the massive memory issues I'm about to ask for my money back. 

[Sharinzx]

Hello !

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

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

It worked for me!

[Sinicz]

Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'Synist' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe

got to be kidding me. what the hell do they want from us. they already got our money. gonna have to buy the new CoD at this rate

[randydandy2182]

Thank you!  This fixed my issue as well.

[chechof]

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@Waherr wrote:
Can you pleas attempt the following steps:

1: Uninstall Battlelog web plugin and ESN Sonar
2. Open Program files (x86 if using 64bit ) and delete the Battlelog web plugin folder
3. Install the punkbuster update from the following location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\__Installer\punkbuster
4. You can also manually update your Punkbuster manually by using the pbsetup.exe: http://evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php
5. It may also be of note to uninstall the BETA version from your system should you have this installed.

If the above steps do not work and you are using Internet Explorer please try a different browser.

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This worked for me!

[dr1lldo]

Got this error today out of no where. Was running the game fine, left one game, joined another and this error showed up. Reinstalling/repairing punkbuster does nothing, says everything is working fine. 

There doesn't seem to be a solid answer on this yet...

[Schougens]

Spoiler

Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'XXXXXX' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrB.exe initialization failed

I hade problem with this, and it is a 2 part fix for the problem:

1. Run "pbsvc.exe" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4"

2. Click "TestServices" andpunkbusterwilltrytheservice.

The text in the "Punkbuster Services Test" probably say something like this:

"C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe NO
Is PnkBstrB explicitly allowed?
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrB.exe NO" 

This solution can help you if the logs say NO on "PnkBstrA" and PnkBstrB !!!

If your log say NO, "PnkBstrA" and "PnkBstrB" is located in wrong folder on your computer.

1. Open up "C:\Windows\SysWOW64"

2. Find "PnkBstrA" and "PnkBstrB"

3. Copy or Cut both files from the folder

4. Paste "PnkBstrA" and "PnkBstrB" in to the folder "C:\Windows\System32"

5. If there is questions about permissions, click Ok/Yes

Now the files are restored to the right folder and all we need to do is to tell windows firewall to accept this apps to communicate:

1. Open the control panel and go to: "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Windows Firewall\Allowed apps"

2. Click the "Change Settings" button

3. Press Ok/Yes if there is a question about permissions

4. Click the "Allow another app..." button

5. Press "browse..." and chose the file "C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe"

6. Press "OK"

7. Press "Add"

8. Repeat step 4-7 but with the file "C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrB.exe" Instead

Your problem should now be fixed and you are free to enjoy. 

Give me XP if it helped.

//Schougen

[chechof]

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@dr1lldo wrote:

Got this error today out of no where. Was running the game fine, left one game, joined another and this error showed up. Reinstalling/repairing punkbuster does nothing, says everything is working fine. 

There doesn't seem to be a solid answer on this yet...

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Yeah but did you uninstall battlelog, delete the battlelog folder in your disc and THEN proceeded to reinstall punkbuster? And after you reinstalled punkbuster use pbsetup.exe to update it and that should fix it, i was crashing 30 seconds into a match and this fixed it for me.

[DrillZee]

This is amazing! This helped me! 

Thanks so much =)