Essentially, Valorant Vanguard Not initialized error occurs after a player has stopped the game for a while and then attempts to resume it. Quit and Relaunch Valorant ...

May 22 2026, 11:27am PST: Riot has since issued a tweet confirming that Vanguard does not "brick" PCs, clarifying that the devices in its tweet are "cheat hardware devices." It states that "Vanguard ...

Update 04/28: Riot has responded to player concerns over Valorant’s always-on anti-cheat software, and has implemented a switch that allows the Vanguard system to be turned off while you are not ...

Valorant can crash to the desktop during matches or on startup due to driver issues, Vanguard anti-cheat problems, or system conflicts. Here are all the methods to stop Valorant from crashing.