Valorant wont launch after the client
ive been trying to play the game for almost a month now since ive havent played in a bit but now every single time i try to launch the game from the client it will minimize, and something is processing in the background but then it just spits me back into the client page. and thats litterally it ive been with valorant support for so long and they keep giving me the same responses to the porblem but they dont work. it doesnt seem to be a direct X, driver, network, other application inteference, anti-virus, firewall, or DNS problem. and i have no idea what too do, ive looked in several subreddits but their fixes havent worked either
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So it takes u back into the client page and the play button becomes red again?
Or does the play button remain greyed out
yes yes exactly
i assume its vanguard but ive done everything i could to make sure vanguard was working
Ok lets see
Download auto runs from the system internal suite
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
When you have it open press file, and then run as administrator
Then uncheck anything that is red or yellow
Except Vanguard and anything that fails to be unchecked
Restart your computer and then try the game again
Autoruns - Sysinternals
See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.
Also u running any 3rd party antivirus?
malwarebytes but it isnt turned on unless i run the program
just windows defender afaik
so uncheck anything thats highlighted in red or yellow?
dosent matter if its system files?
Yes doesn't matter
It will not let u uncheck the important ones anyway dw
Also just make sure vgc/vanguard is checked
some of them cant be disabled
it just says failed
Leave those ones checked
riot vanguard and vgc is checked
Good
alright ill go restart real quick
Just try to open the game straight away after the restart
I will brb if it doesn't work
just did
no it didnt seem to do anything
ive tried clean boots before
disabling almost every other service installed
but it didnt do anything either
Press win+r
Type msinfo32
Show ss
Also
Press win+r
Type tpm.msc
Show ss
which part do you need
Also open control panel then go to uninstall programs and show the list of all the program that it shows there (don't delete anything yet)
All of it
U can hide ur name and stuff if u want
all of it?
so every menu and submenu?
or just system summary
1
2
3
Just the summary
Hm quite a few things we can try
But first of all
Have u done any kind of overclocking on anything
yeah, my GPU is overclocked and my CPU is set to certain clock speeds and undervolted but its the same settings ive had before when i played the game and they arent on when i do a restart they all turn on when i strat the programs
i basically need them to hit 60 but normally the game works fine with all 3 of the oc softwares
Hmk
@Metamorphosis can u make em enable their secure boot whenever u r free
I will be busy for about 3 hours
wait
is secure boot off?
i think i just have to turn it on in the bios
i think i did that because i tried to install ubuntu and i needed secure boot off
yeah its literally a toggle in the bios
one sec
rats it didnt work
Enter bios again
and do what
Head to secure boot tab
yes
Show pic rq
of secure boot?
In the bios
Yes
oh ill have to get my phone but i turned secure boot on
one second
Alright
You need to change secure boot mode to custom
And then install default/factory keys
how do i know what they are?
do i go to my oem?
or will it do it itself
Go into bios and show me pic, I’ll guide you
okok
Open secure boot mode
And show pic
Open expert key management here
Enable custom mode
Check that
This option should be available
Never touched it
Do I enable custom mode
Yes
And reset all keys?
Yes
Done
Now press apply
And then exit
It doesn't say I have to apply anything
Does that option not pop up?
After I reset? No it is greyed out
Wdym after reset
After resetting the keys
Ok then press exit
Try the game again?
No
Press windows key + r
Type msinfo32
And show ss
this?
Yes
Now launch the game
it didnt launch again
Press windows key
Search for core isolation
And enable memory integrity
its on now
but it didnt get the game to launch still
Restart your pc
And then try
yeah i did
i had too
Ok
and it also did some other windows updates
but yeah it didnt seem to do anything
Is your windows up to date ?
Press windows key + r
Type winver
And show ss
:Killjoy_Think:
Open task manager > performance and show ss rq
Intel
Intel® Driver & Support Assistant
The Intel® Driver & Support Assistant helps keeps your system up-to-date by detecting when updates are available.
Go here download this
i know this
it gets drivers
Show ss of the drivers
i have oem ones installed though
Check their versions, which 1 is latest
for what
Graphics driver
Show ss of the drivers available for download ^
i hate that app
it used so much resources
Wdym
i used to use it but it was kinda pointless so i just stopped
after it installed a corrupted network driver iirc
i responded to my support ticket btw they wanted me to uninstall and clean out vanguard and re-install it but it also didnt work
:Killjoy_Think:
:fucktard:
Open windows settings
Search for core isolation
There enable memory integrity
Yes I already made em do that :val_Hampter:
Gj
Then again
Press win+r
Type msinfo32
Show ss
Need to make sure vbs is enabled
i have something like that but my whole riot client will not launch and ive tried running it as a an admisistrator and the only way i can open it is by going to epic launcher and hitting launch valorant and i have to wait like 3 or 4 minutes for riot client to finally pop up
it says vbs is running
reset ur pc
not unless i have too
for a single game
Open ur valorant folder
Shootergame then binaries then win64
There find valorant win64 shipping and open it
hacks must be installed in the folder
i bet
See if it gives u an error
Show the error here
```Open the registry editor and go to "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options"
There show ss
Ok close it
Open cmd (Command Propmt) as admin and enter:
icacls "C:\Riot Games\VALORANT" /grant Users:F /t /c
Show result
Restart ur pc
Try running the game through the shortcut on ur desktop
bro became heckerman
it isnt doing anything
tried 3 times
through the riot client still dosent work either
bro
did u try reinstalling valo
3 times
tried again after opening the client, the client will close itself (off the taskar) then re-open itself
btw why the fuc are u using ur intel gpu when u have a geforce gpu at 0% usage
damn man
wait
did u edit any properties for the game
like right click on the game and then edit some properties for a tutorial or smth
mux switch
no
oh alr
damn then uh
lemme see about it fr
:val_Hampter:
wait forget about valo
did u try reinstalling riot client itself?
Open event viewer
Application
See if u can find any errors at the time when u try to launch val
this is what happend while trying to launch the game
6 times
Don't open it
Show the error itself
where?
i dont see anything in the submenus
DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
:val_Hampter:
i cant seem to find any errors happening when the game is trying to launch
unless the game isnt actually launching at all
based on the cursor it looks likesomething is processing but im not sure
Expand windows log on the left
Then select system
Show ss
there isnt any error since 7:30PM (1 hour ago)
this is what the latest error says
and this warning a couple times too
Try opening the game once
Then check the list or errors again
Match the time of the error with u opening the game
thats all that i got
while opening the game and client
directly from reboot
this error in application happend around the same time
Open cmd as admin
Type these commands and show result
sc query vgk
sc query vgc
@prxvsm ♡ go into the client for valorant an click the fix missing files see if that works
it did not work
I don’t know much bout the command center ngl
But I’ll let someone else try an help you
thank you
ive been trying to fix this since christmas 😭
Ofc my bad I couldn’t help
That’s tuff 😭
I had to get a whole new pc cuz my gaming one didn’t have tpm I was off for a year straight
Feinin for val 😭
my second riot support ticket guy says to do another clean boot (the 3rd time) and re-install the game (the 4th time)
so i will go do that
:val_Hampter:
Try that
If not an you really wanna play val id do a complete wipe of your pc so it’s brand new basically an download val again 😭
i havent done that yet
i might try to create a new windows installation on a new partition
If worse comes to worse that’s what I’d do
Ion think that’ll work tbh
Since it’s still got Val on files
thats what the people said last time lol
Who knows It might tho
I know when I used to play Roblox on a new window for myself on my gramps pc a long time ago i was able to without it being on his portion
Lmk if it does tho
Might help a lotta people wit that
it did not work
Are u running valorant, valorant win64 shipping or riot client as admin?
If u are, uncheck anything that u might've checked in their compatibility settings
Also uncheck run as administrator for all of em
Also can u check for windows updates rq
Should I be running valorant in admin?
Like does it help
Or should it be the client
Most of the time its better to NOT run anything as admin
Okay
yeah i am
all 3?
i did or just left them the way they were
but if i turned run as admin on
i also did a full re-install making sure everything had admin permissions
could be a faulty drive?
Don't turn em on
Keep em off
I already fixed corrupted windows files
It was already off, I just tried turning it on once
Can u just check for windows update rq
I'll ping you when I am at home but yesterday I had 2 .net framework updates done
@jidat sorry my house lost power due to high winds for the past 8 hours
@prxvsm ♡
halo
have tried using yt ?
fir suggestiions
no, ive looked at several reddit posts, and 2 valorant support tickets
im not exactly sure how to search for my problem though
what i would call t
it
tech How
YouTube
Valorant - How To Fix Game Not Starting / Crashing on Startup
Check out this guide for more information:
https://www.techy.how/tutorials/valorant-crash-on-startup
A short tutorial on how to prevent Valorant from crashing on startup or fix the issue if it's not starting up at all.
🛠️ Equipment I use: (Mic, PC Components, etc.)
https://www.techy.how/equipment
Leave a comment if you have any questions.
Va...
idk if it will work
just give it a go
HOLY SHIT
i got somewhere
the game launched but then it crashed
lmao
I can finally be val worker
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ive gotten some sort of error code
its out of league now bro
🙂
:fucktard:
uh oh
Uncheck run as administrator
C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live
Right click Valorant
Properties
Compatibility
Uncheck all of the boxes
Apply
Ok
C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Right click VALORANT-Win64-Shipping
Properties
Compatibility
Uncheck all of the boxes
Apply
Ok
its all unchecked
already
i might be getting somewhere though
Uncheck it for the shortcut on ur desktop aswell
its all unchecked now
Try the game
nothing
didnt launch this time
Cuz thats an error that usually pops up when u try to run the game as admin
funny, thats what val support wants me to do
is check all those boxes
but for the first time the game actually started
then i got that error
Ok so it is a permissions issue ig
Lets try this
Uk where valorant win64 shipping is located right
Go there
Right click on valorant win64 shipping
yup
Properties
Security
Advanced
Show ss
Change permissions
Show ss
Add
Show ss
Select a principal
Enter admin then check names
Like type admin in that space then click check names
Show what u wrote rq
Click close for that
i also just realised i have a much older graphics driver installed than i thought i did
i have the one back from 2019
@jidat is this what you meant
Try typing Administrator there instead of admin
Then click check names
Give it full control
Apply apply ok
done
try the game?
Show a photo here again
i cant tell what changed
oh
no i see it
Try the game
Or restart first maybe
it did not work
Do you get the same error ?:thonk:
which error
its just doing the same bringing up the client again like nothing happend
^
oh
from the files
let me try
yes
i got the same error
@jidat is there anything else I can do? My second valorant support ticket pretty much just gave up on me
Don't wanna interrupt, but formatting the PC is always an option
although again not guaranteed it will run
Yea thats always been the last resort
Just resetting the pc
Did i ever make u do the autoruns stuff?
I don't remember anything about auto run no
Download auto runs from the system internal suite
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
When you have it open press file, and then run as administrator
Then uncheck anything that is red or yellow
Except Vanguard and anything that fails to be unchecked
Restart your computer and then try the game again
Autoruns - Sysinternals
See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.
ohh yeah this was the first thing you showed me
Yea leave it then
Or try it again
Cuz wynaut
theres new stuff but its all microsoft things
but i can still try again
Yea try again
Make sure to run it as admin after clicking on file
:val_PeepoSad:
didnt work either
ive looked at every otherpost about this situation that i could find here
none of their solutions worked either
and riot support dosent know the problem either
i could try and re-install windows but... its literally one game that i havent played in 8 months
i dont know what could've gone wrong
Sometimes there are problems like that
whether it will be a game or something else
it is pssossible... this computer has more corruption issues as it gets older
I have 1 last thing for u to try
If it doesn't work then u might just have to reinstall windows ngl
Press win+r
Type sigverif
Press enter
There click on start
Wait for it to finish and show result
Also is ur user account an admin?
bro
if i get windows 11 in my pc then will the secure boot thing appear?
hopefully i dont become one of these guys
Yes it will
FUCK
WHY
dayum
what do i do
i have a fucking addiction of upgrading pcs
Unless it's because I'm still on windows 10
Yes the account it's on is an administrator
Close
Advanced
Show ss
U prob closed it so do it again
View log
Show ss
do you want the whole log
its probably 20 screenshots long
Nah
I am just looking at the not signed drivers
All of em should be signed
i think erm
those unsigned files were from a beta vulkan driver thingy i installed for helldivers 2
but didnt work
but i have the current standard driver for nvididia
nvidia
thats why i think there all vulkan dlls
Can u delete all of em then
Didn't u delete em after they didn't work
um no
thats what i think they are
unless they werent removed from the clean install
i could delete those unsigned files?
Yes
They are all modified on the same day
Is that the date when u installed the drivers for helldivers 2?
i think so?
im pretty sure my file system still uses m/d/y
and my clock is d/m/y
i dont know where to delete them
it wont show me the full folder
actually no
it says modified december 5th
i think i was messing with helldivers 2 in january
because i only started to notice the problem on christmas week
Did u do like anything out of the place with the pc in those days
from the last time i played valorant? i cant think of anything ordinary
for awhile i stopped using the pc, then i came back around christmas and updated the game
but then it never worked again
but like most games.. CS2, Apex, R6S, Battlebit: remastered
they all eventually would no longer work, for either performance reasons or stuff like this
i spend most of my time now fixing the games rather then actually playing them
:val_Hampter:
Hm so its an issue with basically every game?
The path of the drivers is written there
Delete all of em
i cant extend it
Uh they will probably be in C/windows/system32/drivers
Valorant hasnt had a performance issue ...yet
I mean its not even opening
which was the reason why i played it after CS2 just gave up
when it did work 😭
What cpu and gpu u got?
core I7-8565U and Nvidia Geforce MX150 2GB
Hm
And u have tried completely deleting the gpu drivers and reinstalling right
yeah twice its what i did with valorant support
none of those files are in there no
unless i can do a windows repair without losing all my things
i think i have a usb drive with a windows install thingy on it
It should tell the path in the log file there
But i don't see the path there lol
Oh wait it does show the path
I am blind
C/windows/system32
The opencl . dll will be there
It says C/windows/system32 and under it all the drivers that it scanned
Look at the unsigned drivers
And under which path they are listed
They will be there
i see it now
they all give this error
Right click on the file
Properties
Security
Advanced
Show ss
i guess i have to do it one by one
Change
Show ss
Cuz fuck trustedinstaller
Type USER there
Then click check names
Show ss
Type Users there
Then check names
See if that works
Click ok
Show ss
Apply
Ok
Ok
Then advanced again
Then add
Select a principal
Type Users there
Check names
Ok
Give it full control
Apply
Apply
Ok
Ok
Now try to delete the file
yeah that worked
so now i just have to do that for each and every file i guess?
then i dont know what happens after that
hopefully not brick myself 🙏
Uh is every file owned by trusted installer?
all the ones i need to delete?
yes
Damn
Did u use this trusted installer thingy to install all of em for helldivers 2
i have no idea
i got rid off all the helldivers 2 stuff
didnt work
Hm
Trusted installers supposedly protects all system essential files
But why tf are these files protected by it
All of em are supposed to be signed
Can u run sigverif again
Yeah um but I have to leave for a bit so I'll ping you when I'm back at my computer
And I'll run it again
Sure
@jidat
Eh why is it still there
Did u delete em?
i didnt do all of them yet
Do it
all deleted
that was painful
Welp
Open cmd as admin
Type this
bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx Optln
Show result
sorry i was at work today
@jidat i did this a bit ago with val support aswell
I mean yeah i am trying everything that i could think of
I still think its some driver causing the issue
ill take any help man 🙏
i dont know what driver though...
maybe the network? that thing was always a bit twitchy
val support said that my sound drivers might have been messing with it
the special software for my headset
which i got rid of
Ehhhh
Open device manager
Extend the audio drivers section
Show ss
i havent installed the app for my headset driver
which was 7.1 surround sound
from razer
i dont know if thats also concerning or not
Ngl
Reinstall windows atp 🙏
I could try other things but they will also not work
I can't rly tell if its a vanguard issue or a permissions issue
Did u ever forward ur vanguard logs to support?
i just did now
they asked me a bit ago
but if val support cant fix it, updating drivers wont fix it
They didn't ask u for them till today?
i might bite the bullet
they asked for logs from the riot repair tool but only until rcently they asked to manually get vanguard logs
Hm
even though i was kinda thinking mist of the time it had to be a vanguard issue
Can u send the logs here
Or is the size of the file too big
do you know what would be the most problematic drivers though
out of curiosity
it dosent look like theres a new driver for the iGPU
Nvm i forgot that they are encrypted
oh they are
i tried to go and update to a slightly newer network driver
but that isnt working
something i have to go figure out specific to my OEM
i could try a USB 2.4ghz dongle
or just nuke this fukcing computer atp
nvm my dongle is too slow to even load webpages
they are noew re-directing me to another team
:fucktard:
May the vanguard logs save ur ass 🙏
Cuz i personally have nothing to work with, not even the logs
(Not that i would understand em anyway)
:val_HelloBro:
I hope:SadLook: