Many players report they can’t play Valorant because of a “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” error. One player said this on Reddit: “I’ve been having an issue preventing me from even launching the game (Valorant), as an error message saying ‘This build of Vanguard is out of compliance with current system settings.‘” This is how you can fix the Valorant “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” error on a Windows PC.
Disable Hypervisor
Many players have fixed the Valorant “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” error by turning off the Hypervisor virtual machine. That Hypervisor feature can conflict with the Valorant anti-cheat software. This is how you can disable the Hypervisor:
- Activate your Windows file finder utility by clicking its Search box or taskbar button.
- Find Command Prompt by entering CMD within the file finder tool.
- To run Command Prompt with elevated privileges, select the Run as administrator option for that app.
- Enter bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto and press Return.
- Then, input and execute the bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off command.
The disable Hypervisor command
- Close the Command Prompt and reboot Windows.
Run Valorant in Compatibility Mode With Admin Rights
Running Valorant in compatibility mode might resolve conflicts with Windows settings that can cause the “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” error. It is also recommended to configure the game to run with administrator rights with compatibility settings. You can configure Valorant to run in compatibility mode with admin rights as follows:
- Open the This PC\<user folder>\games\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64 folder.
- Next, right-click the VALORANT-Win64-Shipping.exe file to select Properties and Compatibility.
- First, select the checkbox with the Run this program in compatibility mode label and Windows 8 in its drop-down menu.
- To give Valorant admin permissions, select Run this program as an administrator.
The Compatibility tab
- Click Apply to set the options and OK to exit.
Turn on Secure Boot
Enabling Secure Boot is one of the more widely confirmed ways to fix the Valorant “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” error. Secure Boot needs to be enabled for Valorant’s Riot Vanguard anticheat software. You can check if Secure Boot is enabled on your PC as follows:
- Bring up the Windows search box.
- Type in the System Information search phrase and select the matching result.
The System Information window
- Then, look for the Secure Boot State info within the System Summary details. You will need to enable Secure Boot if System Information shows it is disabled.
To enable Secure Boot, you must turn it on via the BIOS settings outside of Windows. The exact steps for entering the BIOS and enabling Secure Boot vary between PC models. Check out this Microsoft page for more specific guidelines about how users can enable Secure Boot on Windows 11 PCs.
Enable TPM 2.0
TPM 2.0 is another security feature that needs to be enabled for Riot Vanguard. So, some players might need to enable TPM 2.0 to fix the “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” Valorant error. Read this Microsoft page for further guidelines about enabling TPM 2.0 on Windows PCs.
Disable Third-Party Items
Try disabling third-party background apps and services to ensure there isn’t any conflicting software causing the “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” Valorant error. You can apply this possible fix with the clean-boot troubleshooting method. This clean-boot page on the Microsoft site provides step-by-step instructions for disabling third-party startup items as required.
The System Configuration window
Reinstall Valorant
Finally, try reinstalling Valorant as a last resort. Doing that will update the game and repair corrupted or missing files. You can uninstall Valorant via the Settings app, as covered within this Microsoft page. Then, open Riot Vanguard, select the Valorant app, and click Install to reinstall the game.
The Apps options in Settings
I hope one of those potential resolutions above fixes the Valorant “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance” error on your PC. In most cases, enabling Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 fixes this gaming issue. If they’re already enabled, try applying the other potential resolutions in this guide, such as disabling Hypervisor.
