Please remove any custom textures, skin changers, or software that modifies game files and restart your computer. We also recommend verifying your game files after making these changes.

Disconnected by VAC: You cannot play on secure servers

What does this error mean? This error is caused by third party software interfering with your game or Steam. To resolve the issue, you'll need to disable or remove the problem software from your machine.

What typically causes this error? There are a number of common software conflicts that can cause this error. If you are running any of the following software, please disable it while playing: CCleaner

Powershell

Sandboxie

Cheat Engine

IObit Start Menu 8

Process Hacker

DLL Injectors

Hypervisors

Steam Idlers

Restart your computer If the error persists on all servers it may be resolved by exiting Steam and restarting your computer.

Repair the Steam Service The error may also indicate a Steam service failure. Please try repairing the Steam service: Exit Steam. Click Start > Run (Windows Key + R). Type the following command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\SteamService.exe" /repair Launch Steam and test the issue again. Note: This command requires administrator privileges and may take a few minutes. If you have installed Steam to another path, please replace C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam with the correct path.

Restore boot settings to default Kernel integrity checks, kernel debugging, and Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be set to default to play on VAC secured servers. If you receive the following error when entering these commands they are already set to default: The value is protected by Secure Boot policy and cannot be modified or deleted. To change boot settings to default please follow the steps below: Note: If you are running Windows 8 you will need to press Windows Key + X and select Command Prompt (Admin). Exit Steam. Click the Start button, then All Programs, and Accessories. Right-click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.... In the command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command: bcdedit /deletevalue nointegritychecks

bcdedit /deletevalue loadoptions

bcdedit /debug off

bcdedit /deletevalue nx Restart your computer. Launch Steam and test the issue again.