Riot Games has announced that it plans to let players stop its Vanguard anti-cheat from loading at Windows start-up, the company has announced, ending the boot-time behavior the kernel driver has had ...

Riot Games’ notoriously invasive Vanguard anti-cheat software finds itself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons once again. Recently, it straight-up prevented a Deadlock player from accessing ...

Update: Riot Games has issued a statement regarding Vanguard, assuring users that it “does not damage hardware or disable your devices.” The studio provides a more detailed explanation of what its ...

TL;DR: Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat now offers an On-Demand mode that runs only when launching Riot games, requiring Windows 11 25H2, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and other ...

After years of debate surrounding Vanguard, Riot is finally introducing an optional alternative for eligible PCs. For years, one of the biggest talking points surrounding Riot Games' Vanguard ...