Valorant not responding error: How can players fix it?

Players might be aware of the most annoying thing in Valorant — it is when the game stops responding. Players who are coming across this issue in the game, this article is for you.

From time to time, Valorant fails to respond or even launch sometimes – and it gets very frustrating for players. There can be many factors such as outdated drivers and custom resolutions causing this issue.

While this issue can be fixed by pressing Alt+F4 mostly, the problem could persist in the game. So, without wasting any more time, let’s dive into the details of this issue.

How to fix Valorant not responding error?

The Valorant “not responding” error could occur due to several reasons.

Update GPU

For NVIDIA GPU users:

• Open NVIDIA GeForce Experience software.
• Now, click on the Drivers tab.
• Then, download the latest driver and install it.

For AMD GPU users:

• Open AMD Adrenalin on the PC.
• Now, click on Updates.
• Players need to download the latest driver version if available.
• Now, from the dropdown icon select Update Now.

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Reinstalling Vanguard Anticheat

This usually fixes the “not responding” problem in Valorant. Here are some steps to do it:

• Go to Control Panel.
• Select Uninstall a program.
• Look for Riot Vanguard.
• Now, uninstall it.

Once done, players need to open the Valorant client and the anti-cheat will start downloading automatically.

This should solve the issue. However, if it doesn’t, a clean installation of Valorant is the last option left.

Valorant Clean installation

• Open system tray.
• Right-click on the Vanguard icon and hit the Exit option.
• Now, click on Yes when the pop-up prompts turning off Vanguard.
• Once done, players need to go to Control Panel.
• Now, uninstall Vanguard anti-cheat and Valorant.

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