Riot decided that the only way to beat the hackers is to lock the door before the game even starts. Here is where most blog posts lie to you. They say "Oh, just go into your BIOS and flip a switch."
You didn’t even know what "Secure Boot" was ten seconds ago. Now, it’s the only thing standing between you and your rank-up game. valorant enable secure boot
Then, BAM.
Welcome to the new era of PC gaming, where Riot Games has decided that your convenience is less important than their crusade against cheaters. Riot’s anti-cheat, Vanguard , used to be annoying enough. It runs on kernel level (the deepest, scariest part of your computer) and boots up the second you turn your PC on. But recently, Vanguard got an upgrade. Riot decided that the only way to beat
You’re kicked back to the desktop. No smoke. No error code. Just a silent crash. Or worse, a pop-up that reads: Now, it’s the only thing standing between you