There is a simple version of this and a complete version, and both are below in that order.

Short answer

Do the simple thing first. It is correct more often than the complicated thing people recommend instead.

The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Cyberpunk 2077. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice.

The practical answer

Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one.

The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does.

When the usual advice fails

There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing. Cyberpunk 2077 is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional.

  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.
  • Give a method one honest attempt before deciding it does not work.
  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.

Worth knowing alongside this

Everything below is framed around the current state of Cyberpunk 2077 rather than a launch-week impression. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts.

None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work.

Why it works this way

Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds. Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep.

The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows.

What to do instead

The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about.

Where people go wrong

  • Changing five things at once and then not knowing which one helped.
  • Treating a rare edge case as the normal behaviour and planning around it.
  • Assuming a guide from an older season still describes the current version.
  • Skipping the prerequisite because it looked optional in someone else's summary.

Cyberpunk FAQ

Is there a faster method?

Sometimes, at the cost of reliability. Where that trade exists it is described rather than recommended blindly.

Why do other guides describe this differently?

Most were written for an earlier version and never revisited. Compare the steps against what your build actually shows.

Is this still accurate after the latest Cyberpunk 2077 update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

What if none of this works for me?

Then something in your setup differs from the assumption — version, region or platform. Check those three before anything else.

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