Valorant Won’t Launch Issue Fix

What to do if Valorant does not launch? Many players have experienced this issue. You cannot start playing the game, and a window pops up on the screen, indicating the need to restart the game. Sometimes rebotoing the computer fixes the problem, other times it doesn’t.

Valorant Won’t Launch After Restarting PC Issue Fix

If Valorant does not start even after you have restarted your computer, then you need to do the following:

1. Try to start the game again, after closing the client through the “Task Manager” (Ctrl + Shift + Esc).

2. If it didn’t work, then completely remove the Riot Vanguard anti-cheat. For this, do the following:

• Press the “Windows” key;
• Open “Add or Remove Programs”;
• Search for “Riot Vanguard” and remove it.

3. Completely uninstall the game from your computer. Download the latest version of the game client and install it again. 

If the error still occurs, then open the Explorer. Go to the following address: C:\Riot Games\Riot Client\, where you will find a file called “vcruntime140.dll” and rename it (for example, 154 and so on).

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In case this did not help, open Explorer again, in the “View” tab, check the “Hidden Items” options. Go to the following address: С:\Users\your account name\AppData\Local\. Find the “Riot Client” folder and archive it.

Now you know what to do if Valorant won’t launch on Windows 10 or Windows 7. If none of the above methods suits you, we recommend that you contact technical support.

Vanguard Won’t Launch in Valorant

If Vanguard Valorant won’t launch, try rebooting your computer. Such problems can occasionally occur for different users.

If rebooting the PC does not solve the problem, then we recommend that you completely uninstall the game along with Riot Vanguard and install the latest version of the launcher.