How to Skip the Damn Punkbuster Installation

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)4 · 55 ratings4.6k views47 favorites2 min readby RAZELIGHTView on Steam ↗

Basic Info

As you all know, Punkbuster was discontinued years ago (I forgot what year they are shut down), but there are some games that still have Punkbuster. Like older Call of Duty titles, such as this one. You really don't give a $h!t about this, because you only play the campaign and f@#k all right? Well, I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE and it's okay.

WARNING:
DO NOT HEED MY GUIDE IF YOU REALLY WANNA PLAY MULTIPLAYER. BUT IF YOU WANNA HEED THIS GUIDE, THEN YOU MIGHT NEED TO FIND YOUR OWN SOLUTION.

Removing Punkbuster

Go to where your game is located

EXAMPLE:
Drive (Whatever You Name It) >> SteamLibrary >> Common >> Call of Duty 4

Now, there is a folder PB and a file that says "pbgame". F@#K!ng delete it (or Cut and paste it to somewhere else in case you are worried). And after you launch it through Steam Client, you won't have to look at the bloody requirement of demanding this crap needed to be installed or you repeatedly have to either choose "I DISAGREE" or "I AGREE" anymore.

Now, you're done.

Q&A

Q: What purpose of removing this?
A: It stops having the Steam Client asking you to install this ANTI-CHEAT app, because you don't need it or you don't play Multiplayer with this crap.

Q: Will this affect my game?
A: Maybe, but there are other solutions that can avoid it. However, if you wanna be save, you can just CUT and PASTE it to another folder you have on you.

Q: Do I even need this Punkbuster? I only care about the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ single-player.
A: If you care about Single-player, you don't need it. So I hope this helps.

I put less Q&A, because this solution only help for those don't need it and only care about the Single-Player campaign. Sadly I cannot answer my best, because I DO NOT STEP INTO MULTIPLAYER ANYMORE FOR REASONS THAT I WISH TO AVOID.

I have spoken.
- RESENTMENT

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