This means FACEIT found a driver on its blocklist for security reasons and will not let you connect while it is loaded. Updating or removing that driver fixes it. Jump to your situation below or work through the methods in order.
Forbidden driver detected (also shown as Incompatible driver detected) means a driver on your system is on FACEIT's blocklist because it has a known vulnerability that cheats can exploit, so FACEIT will not let you connect while it is loaded. The message usually names the driver. Common culprits are old monitoring, RGB, overclocking and macro utilities, outdated GPU or peripheral drivers, and leftover drivers from other anti-cheat or system tools that ship a vulnerable kernel driver. The fix is to read the named driver, update the software it belongs to (a current version usually ships a patched, non-vulnerable driver), and if updating does not clear it, disable or uninstall that software or device and restart so the driver unloads. If the error names no driver or you cannot identify it, use Autoruns or a clean boot to find recently loaded drivers, or review FACEIT's blocked-driver guidance. Because this blocks a specific vulnerable driver rather than banning you, updating or removing it lets you connect.
FACEIT blocks drivers with known vulnerabilities because cheats abuse them to reach the kernel. Forbidden or incompatible driver detected means one of those drivers is loaded, and FACEIT stops you connecting. The message usually names the driver so you know what to act on.
Updating the software that owns the driver to a patched version usually clears it. If no safe version exists, disabling or uninstalling it and restarting resolves the block. Autoruns or a clean boot finds the driver when the message does not name one.
“Forbidden driver is FACEIT refusing to run next to a driver with a known security hole, and helpfully it usually names the file. It is almost always some old monitoring, RGB or overclocking tool, or a leftover driver from another anti-cheat. Update the software first, because a current version normally ships a patched driver. If the latest build is still blocked, uninstall it and restart so the driver unloads. When nothing is named, Autoruns or a clean boot will show you what loaded, then update or remove it.”
FACEIT Forbidden driver detected (or Incompatible driver detected) means a driver with a known vulnerability is loaded. Read the named driver, update the software it belongs to, to a patched version, and if that is still blocked, disable or uninstall it and restart. Use Autoruns or a clean boot to find the driver if none is named.
If a blocked driver keeps loading after uninstalling the software, it may be a leftover service; remove it with sc delete (use the driver's service name) from an admin prompt, then restart. You can also submit your error to us for a tailored fix.
