Getting the Critical error
has occurred on Valorant? Here are 7 ways you can fix it. Before we move forward, do us a favor
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The first thing you need to do is uninstall or disable applications like Riva Tuner and MSI
Afterburner. These types of applications are known to conflict with Valorant and cause errors.
Press the Windows + R keys to open Run. Type appwiz.cpl and press Enter.
Look for MSI afterburner, Riva Tuner or other similar apps and right-click on them.
Select the Uninstall option. Follow the on-screen instructions
to complete the process. Restart your PC and after the
PC restarts, run the game. Method 2: The next thing you need to do is disable
Fullscreen optimization on Valorant. Right-click on the Taskbar
and select Task Manager. In the Processes tab, look for Valorant or
any Riot processes and right-click on them. Select End Task to close them.
Now right-click on the Valorant desktop icon and select Open File Location.
Click on Riot Games from the address bar. Next, open the Valorant folder.
Open the live folder. Next, open the Shooter folder and
then open the Binaries folder. Open Win 64 folder and look for the
Valorant Win 64 shipping exe file. Right-click on it and select Properties.
Click on the Compatibility tab and check the Run this program as administrator box
and disable fullscreen optimizations box. Click on Apply and OK to save the changes. Method 3: The next thing you can do is make
sure the VGC service is running. Press the Windows + R keys to open Run.
Type services.msc and click on OK. Now, look for the VGC service
and double-click on it. Change the Startup Type to Automatic.
Click on Start if it can be clicked, else click on Stop and then click on Start.
Click on Apply and OK to save the changes. Now open Run again and type msconfig. Press
Enter to open System Configuration window. Click on the Services tab and look
for the VGC service listed here. Check the box next to the VGC service to enable
it. Click on Apply and OK to save the changes. Method 4: Another thing you need to do is uninstall
or disable any 3rd party antivirus you have. Press the Windows + R keys to open Run.
Type appwiz.cpl and press Enter. Look for the 3rd party antivirus you
have installed and right-click on them. Select Uninstall.
Follow the on-screen instructions, and once it finishes, restart your PC.
Make sure to uninstall AVG, Avast, Mcafee, or any other 3rd party antivirus.
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The next thing you can try is reinstalling Vanguard.
Open Run again and type appwiz.cpl. Press Enter to open Programs and Features.
Look for Vanguard and right-click on it. Select Uninstall and wait for
it to finish uninstalling. Launch the game, and it should
automatically download and install Vanguard. Now check if the error is fixed. Method 6: Another thing you can do is close any
unnecessary apps running in the background. Right-click on the Start
menu and select Task Manager. In the processes tab, check for any
unnecessary processes. Right-click on them and select End task to close them.
Apps like Discord, GeForce Experience, Google Chrome, and Nvidia Shadow Play are some
that you should close before playing Valorant. Method 7:
The next thing you can do is update your graphics driver.
If you are using an Nvidia graphics card, you can use GeForce Experience
to update the graphics drivers. If you don’t have it installed, download
and install it from Nvidia’s website first. Run GeForce Experience.
After you open the app, click on Drivers and check if any new drivers are available.
Download and install it. For AMD graphics cards, the
process is similar but uses the Radeon software instead of GeForce Experience.
Run the app and check for any available drivers. Download and install the latest drivers.
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