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You never know when you might need to uninstall VALORANT, so let Esports.gg walk you through the necessary steps.

There are plenty of reasons why you might need to wipe a game from your console or PC. Perhaps it isn’t properly downloading the latest update. You could have a corrupted file. Or worst-case scenario, you’re calling it quits. Whatever the reason may be, let us show you how you can uninstall VALORANT from your system.

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Steps to uninstall VALORANT from your PC

It can be difficult to uninstall VALORANT if you don’t know the exact process. You can’t just find the game in your system settings and proceed. Instead, you have to remove the Riot anti-cheat program known as Vanguard first.

Follow these steps to uninstall the Riot Games FPS:

Your PC may ask you to confirm the uninstallations or to give admin permissions to make changes. If either of those appear, be sure to select yes. This will be the final step to uninstalling VALORANT.

If you’re doing it for technical reasons and plan to keep playing, simply head tothe official VALORANT websiteand click on Play Free to initiate the reinstall.

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You can close Vanguard from your system tray (Image via Esports.gg)

The control panel gives you access to uninstalling programs on your PC (Image via Esports.gg)

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