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Please go to C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Find the exe names Valorant-Win64-shipping.exe
Yea, i enabled the run as admin and disable fullscreen optimisations
Please just uninstall and reinstall valorant and riot client
I already did that twice
how?
Then just click uninstall on them
Delete this folder C:\Riot Games
I also tried that, but sure ill do it again
C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Riot Games
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\VALORANT
Four folder to delete
Please let me know when this is done!
Yes, but it does say that this is open in another program.
Even though i stopped everything with riot in task manager
Please close riot vanguard
In the bottom right
Find this
Right click
Yea, its not there
Open cmd as admin
Yessir
What do you want me to type in there?
taskkill /IM "vgtray . exe" /F
without the spaces
It's not open
Ok thats fine
Enter sc query vgc
And sc query vgk
sc delete vgk
and
sc delete vgc
They gone
Good
Retry to delete
The Riot Vanguard folder
Nah, still open
Highlight that file
yea
and press Shift + delete (or del on your keyboard)
Brother that doesn't do anything different
Is that the only file there
In the riot vanguard folder
Also this:
Thats fine
It can't delete because its open as well
It cant be deleted until you pc is restarted
The driver is still running
So i should restart my computer?
Please restart
Yes
Alright, its all gone now
Now i reinstall
Yes
@saucywan Ok, i installed it and it says to restart my computer.
Should i do anything before restarting?
Nope
Oki doki
brb then
guess what
?
still doing the same freaking thing
Make sure Windows Update is up-to-date
Make sure display driver is up-to-date
Is vanguard open this time?
Yes.
So its in your tray?
yes
wtf
Do you have a program named Eluktronics Control Center on your pc
Nope
What about OpenRGB
Not that either
We are going to do a clean boot
Win + r
msconfig
enter
Wouldn't that delete everything on my pc?
Nope
So clean just means that it won't boot any extra services and/or apps?
Just doing to disable some programs from opening on startup just to see if its a software issue!
Oki
use this
yes
have riot vanguard on
alright
so valorant can boot
yea yea
then ok
then restart
DO NOT LAUNCH DISCORD OR ANY OTHER SOFTWARE
Use your phone
try to launch valorant only
Yeyeyeye
WTF DISCORD OPENED AUTOMATICALLY
That shit did not work
What other software opened?
all my startup apps
Ok
open task manager
this popped up tho
Thats fine
It tryed to launch
do this
yes
i went to startup apps
yes
and disable all startup apps
other then vgtray.exe
ait lemme take a picture of the ones i want enabled rq then
just sending it here so i dont forget
Only vgtray open now
Restart
Ok its still saying the same thing
Dont send that
Open Registry Editor
Goto Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
Done
It should look like this
Sure does
Send a photo
ok
Win + r
Okay
services . msc
without the spaces
Ait
Im in
find vgc
right click
properties
Its automatic
set to automictic
is the service started?
Should i just start it again?
No
Alr
Nvm
Start it
lol
xD
Its running now
Should i still have regedit open?
No
Do i just try again?
Run Valorant as admin
Still the same
Please press win + r
Then enter msinfo32
And send a photo of the app that opens
Now just checking for some basic info about your system that normally doesnt appear with this error
Have you ever had valorant running on that pc before?
Yea a bunch of times
Just a bit ago tho
Ok and when did it stop working
After deadlock before iso
Like a couple days ago
1-3 days ago
What software did you install sense then?
Uhhmmmm
Shi idk if i can r3member everything but ill try
Git
Docker
Uhmm
Thats it i think
OK
One moment
Alrighty
We had a person will the same error
That fixed it
Yey
We copying then
Sooooooo
How goes?
I found the post
Noiceeeee
Waiting for a reply
Ahh i see
@mpfv delete the cache in %userprofile%\appdata\local
for riot client and valorant
Sure
u will need to relogin
@mythea You got this 👍
Yea yea
Still cant start
Can i enable my startup apps and stuff again?
Yeah!
Yey
How do i do that again?
The services
Win + r
msconfig
Alr alr
Then open task manager, and turn on your start up apps
Yea yea
Imma just go to bed and hope yall willing to help me tmr
No problem!
Goodnight :)
Do you have a vpn?
restart ur router, and pc
u may also need to do these,
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
SebRauf Tutorials
YouTube
Fix VALORANT CRITICAL ERROR | A Critical Error Has Occurred and Pro...
Fix VALORANT CRITICAL ERROR | A Critical Error Has Occurred and Process Must Be TERMINATED
Check these most effective solutions to fix this error popping up while using the Valorant game on Windows 10 and 11.
CMD Commands used in the video
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset...
i used only the Comand promt part in the video
its the timestamp i have sent
i did this and it did not work at first
but after shutting down my laptop and reopening it the next day
problem was fixed
this post isnt related to critical error
Yessir, i disconnected to play tho
Use that to install your game!