Game \ Launcher not launching

Riot logo shown upon opening launcher then nothing comes up, happens for both riot client executable and the valorant executable.
19 Replies
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
Try restarting your pc
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
Is that what fixes this issue for many people
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
Can sometimes fix it Usually the simplest thing to try first
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
still happens @cococola7561
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
Try uninstalling riot games launcher and Valorant and re-installing
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
@cococola7561 would that affect my saved in game settings would it get deleted or stay on my account's cloud settings (sensitivity, crosshair, video or graphics settings, etc)
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
You might have to change those back I’m not 100% sure See if you need to repair any of your files
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
how can i do that
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
Go to the Valorant launcher and select 'Repair' from the dropdown menu. This should detect any missing or corrupted files and fix them.
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
I can’t even open the launcher Same issue happens Riot games logo pops up And then disappears Then nothing comes up For the riot client launcher
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
Ok weird
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
Yeah idk what to do
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
Yeah I think you might want to try uninstalling then reinstalling the game/launcher
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
I really want to know if that’ll reset my settings though
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
I’m not sure. Some games they save and in some they do not
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
@cococola7561 just tried reinstalling but however i can't access the launcher to boot the game or install the launcher is the root issue same launcher issue nvm ran it as admin works now... @cococola7561 i get a notice that my account is permanently banned for "third party application usage" when i never did anything of that sort bruh wtf ??
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
You can make a ban appeal
Hayat
HayatOP3y ago
Where? I haven’t opened valorant for months prior to this btw For context
CoCoCola
CoCoCola3y ago
I believe there is a link in the #information channel

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