Okay, here’s my story about tackling the “valorant failed to launch” issue:
So, I was all hyped up for a Valorant session with my buddies. I clicked that familiar icon, ready to jump into some action, and BAM! Nothing. Just an error message staring back at me: “valorant failed to launch”. My excitement instantly turned into frustration. I mean, what gives?
My first instinct was, “Okay, maybe it’s just a hiccup.” I restarted my PC. You know, the classic “turn it off and on again” move. No luck. Still the same error. Game face was officially off.
Next, I thought, “Maybe the game files got messed up somehow?”. I remembered reading somewhere that sometimes things just go wonky. So, I went into the Riot client and found the “Repair” option. I clicked it, crossed my fingers, and waited. It took a while, chugging away, redownloading, and verifying stuff. Still nothing. My blood pressure started rising.
Then I started googling around, desperately searching for answers. I found a bunch of forum posts and articles, a real mixed bag of suggestions. Some people said it was their antivirus causing problems, others pointed fingers at Windows updates. It felt like I was wading through a swamp of tech jargon.
I tried a few of the simpler suggestions first. I disabled my antivirus temporarily – nope, didn’t help.
I even checked to see whether the vgc services had started successfully. But failed.
I updated my graphics drivers because, well, why not? Still nothing. I was starting to feel like I was chasing ghosts.
Digging Deeper
- I checked my Windows Event Viewer, like some forum posts suggested. To be honest, I barely understood what I was looking at, but I didn’t see anything obviously related to Valorant or Riot.
- I considered doing a clean boot of Windows, but that seemed like a hassle. I was getting impatient.
Finally, after what felt like hours, I stumbled upon a suggestion to run the game and the Riot client as administrator. I figured, “What do I have to lose?” I right-clicked on both icons, selected “Run as administrator”, and… IT WORKED! The game launched, the familiar music played, and I could almost hear my buddies cheering (they were probably wondering where I’d been all this time).
Seriously, it was such a relief. All that frustration, all that searching, and it came down to a simple “Run as administrator”. Who knew? I still don’t know why it worked, but I’m not complaining. I jumped into a game, played a few rounds, and finally got my Valorant fix. Lesson learned: sometimes the simplest solution is the right one, even if it takes a while to find it.
