What is ‘Valorant not opening/working’ in Windows 11?
In this post, we are going to discuss on How to fix Valorant not opening Windows 11. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Valorant’: Valorant is free-to-play first-person hero shooter game designed & developed and published by Riot Games, for Microsoft Windows OS based devices. In this game, players play as one of a set of Agents, characters designed based on several countries and cultures around the world. In the main game mode, players are assigned to either the attacking or defeating team with each team having 5 players on it.
However, several Windows 11 users reported they faced Valorant not opening Windows 11, Valorant not working issue when tried to launch Valorant game on their Windows 11 computer. This issue indicates you are unable to launch and play Valorant game in your Windows 11 computer for some reasons. There could be several reasons behind the issue including the required administrator permission is not given to Valorant game or the Valorant game is not running in compatibility mode.
This issue can also be occurred due to corrupted/outdated graphics card driver, corrupted Valorant game files, issue with Valorant game itself, outdated Windows OS and other Windows issues. It is possible to fix the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Valorant not opening Windows 11?
Method 1: Fix ‘Valorant not opening/working’ with ‘PC Repair Tool’
‘PC Repair Tool’ is easy & quick way to find and fix BSOD errors, DLL errors, EXE errors, problems with programs/applications, malware or viruses issues, system files or registry issues, and other system issues with just few clicks.
Method 2: Update Graphics Card Driver
Updating graphics card driver to latest & compatible version can resolve the issue. Let’s try.
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and expand ‘Display Adapters’ category
Step 2: Right-click on your graphics card driver and select ‘Update Driver’, and follow on-screen instructions to finish update process. Once finished, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Download or reinstall Graphics Card Driver Update in Windows PC [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers including graphics card driver update using Automatic Driver Update Tool. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 3: Run Valorant game app in compatibility mode
You can set Valorant game to run in compatibility mode in your computer in order to fix.
Step 1: Find and right-click on ‘Valorant’ game icon on desktop, select ‘Properties’
Step 2: Click ‘Compatibility’ tab, tick ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ checkbox, click the dropdown menu and select ‘Windows 10’ or prior one from dropdown, and then hit ‘Apply > Ok’ button to save changes. Once done, check if the issue is resolved.
Method 4: Run Valorant game app with administrative permission
You can set Valorant game to run with administrator permission in order to fix.
Step 1: Find and right-click on ‘Valorant’ game app on desktop, and select ‘Properties’
Step 2: Click ‘Compatibility’ tab, tick ‘Run this program as an administrator’ checkbox and hit ‘Apply > Ok’ button to save the changes, and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Close all processes relating to Riot Games in Windows PC
Step 1: Press ‘CTRL + SHIFT + ESC’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Task Manager’
Step 2: Under ‘Processes’ tab, right-click on each Riot Games processes one-by-one and select ‘End Task’ to close them.
Step 3: Once done, restart Valorant game and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 6: Update Windows OS
Updating Windows 11 OS to latest version can resolve the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in your Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Windows Update’ and click ‘Check for Updates’ button
Step 2: Download and install all available updates in your computer and once updated, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 7: Uninstall and reinstall Valorant
If the issue is still persist, you can uninstall and then reinstall Valorant game in your Windows PC in order to fix.
Step 1: Open ‘Control Panel’ in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Uninstall a Program > Programs & Features’
Step 2: Find and right-click on ‘Valorant’ game, and select ‘Uninstall’ to uninstall it and after that, restart your computer
Step 3: After restart, download and reinstall Valorant game in your computer, and once installed, re-launch Valorant game and check if the issue is resolved.
Conclusion
I am sure this post helped you on How to fix Valorant not opening Windows 11 with several easy steps/methods. You can read & follow our instructions to resolve the issue. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
