How to Fix the VALORANT Restart Your Computer Error (2021)
To fix the VALORANT restart error, close the Riot Client and everything else, restart your computer and reopen the client; if it persists, uninstall Riot Vanguard and VALORANT, reinstall and restart…
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In brief
AI summaryThe VALORANT "restart your computer" error appears often after installation, and the first fix is to close the Riot Client and everything else, then restart the computer.
To reinstall VALORANT, open Programs and Features, uninstall both Riot Vanguard and VALORANT, reinstall from the Riot Games website and restart the computer in administrator mode.
If the VALORANT restart error still continues after reinstalling, submit a support request to Riot Games.
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In VALORANT we often run into "the system needs to restart to play the game" or, as it is known, the "restart your computer error". In this article we will share information on how to fix this error.
How Do You Fix the VALORANT Restart Error? 2021
Restart Your Computer After Installation
After installing VALORANT, follow these steps:
- When the error appears, close the Riot Client and prepare to restart your computer by closing everything open on it.
- After closing everything, go to the "Start" menu and restart your computer.
- When you open the Riot Client again, the error you were seeing will be fixed.
Reinstall VALORANT
To reinstall VALORANT, you can follow these steps:
- Go to and open the Programs and Features settings.
- In the Programs and Features window, search for “Riot Vanguard” and “VALORANT” and uninstall both.
- After completing the uninstall, go to the Riot Games website to be able to install VALORANT again.
- After the installation is complete, restart your computer. (You need to launch it in administrator mode.)
- If the information we gave did not work for you, you can submit a support request to Riot Games.
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How Do You Fix the VALORANT Restart Error? 2021
After installing VALORANT, follow these steps: To reinstall VALORANT, you can follow these steps:
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