Valorant Crashing / Freezing
Hello, for quite a while now, Valorant has been very laggy and stuttery on agent select, I have the game installed on my ssd however sometimes it also freezes my computer along with my party members, making it a game issue rather than a hardware issue. (we both freeze at the same times ect) Any ideas? ty
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Please try these steps :-
5. Clean Boot (MSConfig)
It could be that other programs are interfering with VALORANT. To eliminate the possibility of that happening, let's turn off your unnecessary start-up processes.
• Press [Windows Key] + R
• Type msconfig into the text bar at the bottom of the menu
• Click on the Services tab
• Check Hide all Microsoft services <--- Super important! Protects you from accidentally disabling a key process!
• Click the Disable All button
• Find vgc and re-check that one. This is required for VALORANT
• Click on the Startup tab (Note: Windows 10 has you go to a Task Manager Tab, which has no disable all button. Disable the ones you see there manually)
• Click on the Disable All button
• Click on the Apply button
• Click on the OK button
• Restart your computer
• Possibly clean boot to make sure nothing that can interfere with Vanguard is running
6. Whitelist VALORANT, Riot Client & Vanguard in Firewall & Antivirus
Go with a whitelist of both VALORANT, Riot Client and Riot Vanguard (https://support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201752664-Troubleshooting-Connection-Issues#updating-your-firewall-0-5) on your antivirus & firewall.
These are the filepaths you need to add:
• C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\VALORANT.exe
• C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vgc.exe
• C:\Riot Games\Riot Client\RiotClientServices.exe
7. Let's make sure you have Windows "Data Execution Protection" (DEP) turned on, since the Connection Error can occur if it's off.
• Press ("Windows") key on your keyboard.
• Type cmd into the text field
• Right-click on "Command Prompt" and click "Run as administrator".
• Paste the following command and then press the Enter key: bcdedit.exe /set nx AlwaysOn
• Close Command Prompt
• Next, open "Settings".
• Open "System", then choose "About" from the left side panel.
• Click the link on the About page that says "System info".
• Click the "Advanced system settings" link.
• Click the "Advanced" tab.
• Click the "Settings" button under "Performance".
• Click the "Data Execution Prevention" tab.
• Select the radio button that says "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select".
• Don't add any program exceptions.
• Click the "Apply" button.
• Restart your computer.
VALORANT:
C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\VALORANT.exe
C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\Engine\Binaries\Win64\UnrealCEFSubProcess.exe
C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\VALORANT-Win64-Shipping
Riot Client:
C:\Riot Games\Riot Client\RiotClientServices.exe
Vanguard:
C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vgc.exe
Whitelist Steps:
1.Press the shortcut keys Win+R to open the Run dialog box & Enter wf.msc and press the Enter key.
2. Click Inbound Rules (Left side panel), then click on New Rule (Right side Panel).
3. Select Program from the Rule Type window, then click Next.
4. Paste the Following Program Path given above.
5. Ensure Allow the connection is selected, then click Next.
6. Select When to apply the rule and click Domain, Private, and Public, then click Next.
7. Enter a Name of the program accordingly, then click Finish.
Repeat all the steps until you have whitelist VALORANT, Riot Client & Vanguard all together.
8. Comparability
1 . Right click on valorant
2. Properties
3. Compatibility
4. Change settings for all users
5. Run this app in comparability of windows 8
6. Check the option to run as administrator
7. Save and exit
Thats a whole lotta yappin wtf
I just got 3 yappachinos from starbucks wym
i'll um... try that
Btw
@sei How much time does it take for u to open the game?
Like the first time u open it in a day
a few minutes
i'd say
even on ssd, it loads slow
defo not a hardware issue tho, decent i7, 2060
Uh huh
Open task manager
Performance
Show ss
@sei
dw bout the utilisation, got stuff in the back
that's only every single thing ever
Open riot client, settings from the top right, select valorant from the left side
Show ss
kk hold on
The game is not on ur ssd
it is, i have a ssd, hdd and regular windows
And u have the game on ur D drive
Which is a hdd
Free some space on ur C drive and move the game to it please.
Idk why u even thought the game is on ur ssd in the first place
Also don't yap before confirming if the game is even on their ssd or not, 1 thing we have learnt is never trust the person asking for help :val_CatBigStare:
oh ic
however, i did what xavier suggested
and my issue was actually sorted..
Watch it happen again next time u restart ur pc
maybe..
😭
It only happens once per pc restart
As all the stuff that it has to load is alrdy loaded
well the agent select stuttering n lag was constant, however I have yet to crash or freeze
It will always happen once
I was just helpin out man
I get that, i was just suggesting what u SHOULD do in these kinda situations
Gotcha boss will take care
As trying all that takes time
:val_HeyApple:
may i ask what the usage is of transfering to c drive?
plus freeing storage from c drive is horrendous work
Wdym by "usage"?
Can't be that bad, just move stuff to ur D drive
afaik, it just speeds up loading times and boosts fps
hate to ask, but is it possible to aid me in doing so? I have no idea what I can and cannot move
benifits i think she wants to ask
^ yes 😨
Aah
So ssd's just make it so it doesn't stutter on agent select screen and u load in games and the game in general ALOT faster
Hence not getting afk bans and queue dodge warnings
ic
So if u don't know what to delete/move to ur other drives
U can download a program like wiztree
That shows whats taking the most space on a specific drive
and its completely fine to just swap them to a different drive?
Depends what u r trying to move to the hdd
Stuff like windows? Fuck no
Stuff like old games etc? Fuck yeah move em
i have like no games on there
what do u have
small softwares wont take 120 gbs 😭
😭
all of this stuff is basically in c too
do you have a lot of downloads or
videos?
i should do, i'll check after my ranked game
thats probably it
pretty sure i moved them all to a different drive tho for storage reasons anyway
whats the size of both program files folders
68.7 for x86, 12.8 for other
ah, just noticed that cyberpunk 2077 is stored on x86
that makes a lot of sense 😭
62gb there 😭
yeah maybe move that
then move valorant to c drive, change location of valorant from riot client after you do so
and your valorant should probably work
Click on the + button on the side of the folders
already discovered steam was the issue, taking large space
Ah nvm
Also that users folder
How big is ur downloads folder?
cleared downloads and videos folder, removed from recycling bin too
so nothing there
Hmk
Should be good enough now
thank you
Now move it :val_HeyApple:
Once its done, open riot client
okie
It will give u an install option for valorant
Click install
At the bottom it will say "already installed"
Then browse to ur valorant folder
Open the valorant folder
Then click on the live folder once
Then click ok at the bottom
Give it like 20 seconds
And it will give u a play option
jidat do you want
life change advice
From u?
Nah
you can write all that...... IN ONE MESSAGE!! WOWWW
THANK ME LATER
smh the pikachu
would be disappointed
being disrespectful to your tutor.
Huh?
I'm your tutor child.
Weren't u the one who was arguing with me over if TPM was in the cpu or the motherboard?
KAY' BUT I WASNT DISREPECTFUL TO MY TUTOR
@jidat all moved and launched, i'll lyk how it goes
how do u solve the stuck screen
like
i only have ssd
Any updates?
can u help me bro
no problems thus far, thank you.
HOW DO I SOOLVE IT RAHH
what's ur issue?
it gets stuck on the loading screen
.just for the @
able to elaborate?
which loading screen
and what are your computers specs
only inbound rules or outbound as well
the one to enter to the game
how long have you waited on this screen?
sometimes it can take a few minutes, sometimes more depending on storage location
have you checked that you have suficient storage?
yea
i have 700 gb free
anyways someone else helped me
dw
:val_Hampter:
inbound
:Deadlock_Ability:
Solution
Solution:- move ur game to an ssd if u have one