Valorant Gaming

14 known error codes

-79 Easy Fix

Regional/auth path variant of VAN 79 connection interruption.

1067 Moderate

Vanguard service terminated unexpectedly before VALORANT launch (VAN 1067).

185 Moderate

Riot anti-cheat/network trust check failed during session startup (VAN 185).

57 Moderate

Riot Vanguard failed to initialize a required anti-cheat component (VAN 57).

62 Easy Fix

Riot client session timed out during authentication handshake.

79 Easy Fix

Client lost connection to Riot services (VAN 79).

VAN 1067 Moderate

Vanguard encountered an unexpected error and could not initialize — the anti-cheat service crashed during startup

VAN 185 Easy Fix

Vanguard initialization timed out — the anti-cheat took too long to start and the game client cancelled the connection

VAN 57 Moderate

Vanguard anti-cheat not initialized — Riot Vanguard failed to start properly and cannot verify the game's integrity before launch

VAN 68 Easy Fix

Connection timeout to Riot servers — the game client could not establish a network connection to Valorant's backend services

VAN 79 Easy Fix

Vanguard requires a system reboot — a pending restart is needed to complete Vanguard installation or update

VAN 81 Easy Fix

Vanguard not initialized — the game client launched before Vanguard completed its startup checks

VAN 84 Moderate

Vanguard hardware compatibility error — your system does not meet the required hardware security features for Vanguard

VAN 9001 Moderate

Vanguard access denied — the anti-cheat system detected a restricted driver or software running on your system