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Valorant Couldn’t Start - How to fixValorant loves an error, here’s how to fix this one.
Valorant loves an error, here’s how to fix this one.
Valorant’s an absolute blast - when it works. Unfortunately - since it’s closed beta - this is a rarity for many of us at the moment. It’s an extremely error prone game, so much so, you’re rolling a dice every time you press play in the client. Simpy, wonderful stuff.
You’ve likely encountered “Error 43” (a classic) and “Vanguard not initialized” (another favourite), but to catch them all, “Valorant couldn’t start” should be in your collection.
To help you out, we’ve broken down how to fix it quickly.
How to fix ‘Vanguard couldn’t start’
First, tryquitting the game client and relaunching it. This’ll give the game another chance to boot up properly, and it might be all that’s needed. Valorant works in mysterious ways.
Annoyingly, this doesn’t always work out and you’ll have to prepare yourself for a more taxing affair. If the error message persists, attempt the following:
First you’ll want to go ahead andUninstall Riot Vanguard. This involves heading into the “Add or Remove Programs” menu, selecting Riot Vanguard, and uninstalling it. Of course, if you’re struggling or have an older version of Windows then make sure you head over to the official support page which we’ve linked above.
Hopefully, once you’ve done all this, it should work for you.
If you’re still having issues after this process, we’d recommend scrolling to the bottom ofthis support pageand clicking on the “Submit a Ticket” button. This will let the Riot devs know what your problem is and either help you out, or at least find a future fix in time for the game’s summer launch.
We’ve got plenty more agent specific guides for you below, stay tuned for plenty more too:
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