For years, playing Valorant or League of Legends involved a tacit understanding among most players that they never explicitly agreed to: in return for a good game, you would give Riot permission to ...
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Riot's Vanguard no longer has to run at all times
Riot is giving its “beloved” Vanguard, the kernel-level anti-cheat behind Valorant and League of Legends, an optional on-demand mode. Instead of loading the moment Windows boots and sitting in your ...
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 ...
TL;DR: Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat now offers an On-Demand mode that runs only when launching Riot games, requiring Windows 11 25H2, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and other ...
After years of debate surrounding Vanguard, Riot is finally introducing an optional alternative for eligible PCs. For years, one of the biggest talking points surrounding Riot Games' Vanguard ...
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