How to Fix Valorant “Riot Vanguard Encountered An Error”

Are you facing the “Riot Vanguard Encountered An Error” while running Valorant on your PC? This error is common and can be quite frustrating, but luckily there are some fixes that you can try to resolve this issue. This article explains how to fix Valorant “Riot Vanguard Encountered An Error”.

Valorant is an online shooter game developed by Riot Games and uses Vanguard, an anti-cheat software powered by Riot Games, to detect cheating. The error “Riot Vanguard Encountered An Error” usually occurs when Vanguard is not able to run properly due to some issue in the system.
To fix the “Riot Vanguard Encountered An Error”, you can try the following fixes:

Restart Riot Processes

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If the Riot Vanguard has encountered an error, the first step is to restart the Riot processes. To do this, press the CTRL + Shift + Esc keys to open the Task Manager. Under the Processes tab, look for the ‘Riot Client’, ‘Riot Client Services’ and ‘Vanguard’ services. Select them one by one and click the ‘End task’ button to terminate them. Once terminated, restart your PC and try launching Valorant again.

Restart VGC Process

If restarting the Riot processes did not help, the next step is to restart the VGC process. This can be done by opening the Task Manager and selecting the ‘VGC’ process. Then click the ‘End task’ button to terminate it. Once terminated, restart your PC and try launching Valorant again.

Change Valorant Application Properties

Sometimes the issue can be caused by the Valorant application itself. To fix this, right-click on the Valorant icon and select Properties. On the Properties window, go to the Compatibility tab and check the ‘Run this program as an administrator’ option. Click Apply and then OK to save the changes and try launching Valorant again.

 Reinstall Riot Vanguard

If the above fixes did not help, the last step is to reinstall Riot Vanguard. To do this, open the Control Panel, select Programs and Features, find the ‘Riot Vanguard’ entry and uninstall it. Once uninstalled, download the latest version of Riot Vanguard from the official website and install it. After installation, restart your PC and try launching Valorant again.

These are the fixes you can try to fix Valorant “Riot Vanguard Encountered An Error”. If none of them work, the issue could be due to some external factors like party antivirus software or Windows Defender Firewall. In that case, try adding Valorant to the exceptions list of your antivirus software or firewall. To do this, open the antivirus software or firewall and click the ‘Add’ button. Then, browse to the ‘Program Files (x86)\Riot Games\Riot Vanguard’ folder and click the ‘Browse’ button. Once selected, click the ‘Add’ button and try launching Valorant again.

We hope these fixes helped you fix the ‘Riot Vanguard Encountered An Error’ issue in Valorant. If you have any further questions or suggestions, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below.