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