FIX: Valorant Crashing on Startup/ Not Starting?

To reinstall Valorant I am giving you brief steps & if you want a detailed solution you can follow solution 11 for that.

Sometimes your outdated PC is the main cause of the Outdated WIFI Drivers on Windows 11.

Outdated drivers in your PC or your current Windows version are not able to support the new connectivity parameter of your internet, as you update your windows the whole running drivers are updated too and eliminate the factors which are causing Valorant Crashing on Startup/ Not launching.

 

1. Click on the Windows icon
2. Click on the settings icon
3. A new window will pop up
4. Select Windows Update from the left menu
5. The new window will pop up
6. Then click on check for updates.
7. if there is any update it will start updating the PC
8. After updating Windows check if Valorant Crashing is stopped or not.

If Updating your system didn’t work out Valorant Crashing on startup then try turning off overclocking.

Solution 5: Turn off Overclocking to Fix Valorant Not Starting 

Sometimes some players increased the CPU speed in order to achieve more smooth gaming.

But sometimes some games stop playing or keeps crashing. To rectify overclocking you have to set CPU speed to default.

Here are the steps to put CPU speed in default settings to solve Valorant Crashing on Startup:

1. When you see the company logo press “F2“(Key might differ depending on the Manufacturer)
2. Now you will enter in BIOS
3. Now go to Advanced Tab
4. Locate Performance and
5. Find Overclocking option
6. Disable overclocking
7. Save changes
8. Exist BIOS

IF Valorant Crashing on Startup persists then follow the next solution.

Solution 6: Check Valorant Graphics Settings

Sometimes the inappropriate graphic setting in the game UI causing the Valorant Not Starting issue.

To ensure that this is the problem we will lower the graphic settings in Valorant:

1. Go to Valorant Settings
2. Navigate to Video Tab
3. Select the Graphics Quality
4. Follow the settings shown in the image.

After applying all the steps in above mentioned graphic setting picture close the setting and restart the PC to check if Valorant crashing on Startup.

Solution 7: Update Graphics Card Driver on Windows 11 thorough Device manager

Update the graphic card driver, might the outdated graphic driver is causing the Valorant Crashing on Startup.

Here is how you can update graphic drivers on Windows 11:

1. Click on the Search icon
2. Type Device Manager
3. Click to open Device Manager
4. Then select the display adapter
5. A further menu will open and find your video driver
6. Click right on the graphic card name
7. Click on the updated driver

If this solution didn’t resolve Valorant crashing on startup then proceed to the next solution

Solution 8: Check for Driver’s Updates of GPU/Video Card OF different company

One of the main and highlighted issues is the GPU drivers are outdated, simultaneously the video card also has outdated drivers.

It’s unable for GPU to go align with the update/modern gaming experience. So, we recommend updating the video card drivers. And providing you direct links to main GPU-making companies

• AMD
• Nvidia 
• Intel

After updating the GPU drivers check Valorant Not Launching is fixed or not.

Solution 9: Check Antivirus Software To Fix Valorant Not Starting

Sometimes the third-party antivirus you installed is preventing you to stream on Valorant smoothly and stucks on a loading screen

So, you must be thinking 

How do you fix VALORANT stuck on loading screen?

So you need to disable the antivirus for a few minutes to check if the antivirus is preventing Valorant to load properly.

In order, to disable the antivirus follow the step below :

1. Select the arrow button on the taskbar a Small menu will open.
2. Then click left on the Avast antivirus icon.
3. The setting menu will open select ” Avast shield control “
4. A further menu you will open select “ 10 minutes option“
5. Now restart the game to check if the Valorant Crashing on Startup persists or not 

Follow the next solution if the antivirus is causing Valorant Not starting.

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Solution 11: Reinstall Valorant  

If none of the above solutions work out for you then it’s time to reinstall the game.

Sometimes due to some glitch or virus, the game file of the game gets corrupted or went missing. So, when we perform the reinstalling process the missing file/corrupted file will automatically be cured.

So, here is how you reinstall Valorant:

1. Press Window key + R
2. The Run dialog box will open
3. Type “control /name Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures“
4. Hit “Enter“
5. Now Find two software” Valorant” and  “Riot Vanguard”
6. Right-Click on both application
7. A small menu will appear
8. Select Uninstall
9. The Unintalltion will be started
10. Now go to the Valorant Website 
11. Download the Installer 
12. After downloading open the Installer
13. After launching, follow the instruction to download the Valorant.

Hope the above-mentioned solution helps you to solve Valorant Crashing on Startup/ Not launching/ Not Starting.

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