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Riot removed support for older devices.
Riot requires you to have Vanguard installed on your computer to ensure the competitive integrity of your game. However, if you are returning to VALORANT after a long time, or maybe you are paying on a new computer you may come across an error. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to fix “This Build of Vanguard is out of compliance” error in VALORANT.
There are obviously multiple factors that can impact why Vanguard is not working as intended on your computer. We have created multiple sections for the same. You can find them below.
On July 05, 2025 Riot Games announced Vanguard (and by extension, VALORANT) would no longer work on Windows 8 and 8.1. This would ensure better security for VALORANT players but Riot had to take the tough decision of dropping support for older systems.
Update Windows
Firstly, make sure your Windows is up to date. Vanguard often refers to the latest Windows security to ensure your system is in compliance with the Riot standards. So make sure your system is up to date with the latest security patch.
Reinstall Vanguard
You can also attempt to reinstall Vanguard. For this you need to go through the following steps.
When you play the VALORANT, you should get a prompt to download and install Vanguard on your system.
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Enable Secure boot
Before we go forward, it is very very important to consult the manual for your motherboard. Since different manufacturers have different recommendations any unwanted changes to the BIOS might often result in startup problems.
We want to remind you to use your computer’s manual for this and not rely only on this article. This is very important.
ASUS and GIGABYTE motherboards:
MSI motherboards:
With this, your Vanguard should hopefully, be devoid of any bugs and it should work flawlessly.
What is Vanguard in VALORANT?
Vanguard is Riot’s security system that requires permission to read your computer data to ensure a fair and competitive game. Vanguard is the anti-cheat module for VALORANT app.
When you launch VALORANT, the Riot Vanguard app also runs in the background. This will ensure you are not using any illegal cheats to gain an unfair advantage.
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