Modern Warfare 2 “Display name not allowed” error: How to fix, possible errors, and more

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Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer mode seems to have more performance issues than Activision would like it to have. Despite garnering a positive response from the Call of Duty player base, the latest franchise entry does not allow players to enjoy the title as was intended.

There are a great many bugs and performance errors that players have to deal with in the shooter, one of the most annoying ones being the “Display name not allowed” error.

This issue usually occurs for those booting up the game for the first time, and the title asks them to enter a display name that they can show off as their in-game name.

This error will not allow you to set a name, no matter how unique it is, which has caused a significant amount of problems for many in the community.

While there is no permanent solution to the problem, today’s guide will seek to go over certain temporary workarounds that will help you deal with the “Display name not allowed” error in Modern Warfare 2.

What makes the “Display name not allowed” error so annoying to deal with in Modern Warfare 2 is that even if you are following the guidelines strictly when setting a name, the issue will still pop up.

While the shooter will not allow you to insert duplicate in-game names, or even names that are inappropriate and have profanity on them, the error will still not allow you to play the game even if you are following the rules.

Hence, to work around it, here are a few things you can look to do.

Restarting Modern Warfare 2 seems to be the step that is solving the issue for most people in the community. Often, something might go wrong while booting the title through Battle.net or Steam client, and the error message pops up as a result.

You can also try and launch the game as an