Valorant — errors & fixes

Vanguard errors

• Valorant not launching ('Vanguard not running' / VAN 25) — Press Win+R, run services.msc, set the 'vgc' service Startup type to Automatic and start it, then restart your PC before launching Valorant.
• Valorant Vanguard error (VAN error codes) — Fully restart your PC; if the error persists, uninstall Riot Vanguard from Control Panel, restart again, and relaunch Valorant so the Riot Client reinstalls Vanguard automatically.
• Valorant 'Vanguard requires TPM version 2.0 and Secure Boot' (VAN 9001) — Enter your motherboard BIOS and enable TPM 2.0 — fTPM (PSP fTPM) on AMD CPUs or Intel PTT on Intel CPUs — plus Secure Boot under the Boot/Security tab, then save and reboot.