The Vanguard is an anti-cheat module for Valorant. It runs in your computer background as you play the game to ensure that all players are not using any cheats. This is an important part of the Valorant game to ensure that everyone could enjoy a fair and safe gaming experience.
Back on February 26, 2023, Riot Games announced on their Valorant X account that starting on March 14, Vanguard will cease support for older versions of windows like windows 7, 8, and 8.1. This hard decision was made with an eye for the future. This is so that Vanguard can be updated to perform a better job in keeping the game fair and fun—making Valorant a cheat-free game.
Vanguard’s System Failure To Protect
Recently, an error has been circling around the Valorant community where players receive a notification that says: “This Build of Vanguard is out of Compliance”. This error is yet to be addressed by the officials and there is no currently any surefire solution provided. Without any generalized fix, players relied on browsing the internet in order to find others within the community that experienced the same problem and could provide a tutorial on how to get around the problem.
Currently, there are available tutorials on the internet on how to resolve the error. However, players should keep in mind that those are by no means completely safe and would not always guarantee a positive result for everyone’s case. Here we collected all available tutorials and would guide you step-by-step to hopefully fix your Valorant “This Build of Vanguard is out of Compliance” error.
Ensure That Windows Is Up To Date
Since Riot Games decided that Vanguard would only be supporting the latest versions of Windows such as Windows 10 and 11, the first and safest way to possibly mend the Vanguard error is by making sure that your Windows is updated.
To update your Windows, you must:
- Click on “start” and open your Windows settings
- Go to Windows Update or Update and Security
- Click download and install (if there is no updates available, click check updates and you will get a prompt to install the update after it is done checking)
- Restart your PC (this will often be done automatically when Windows Update completes)
Check If VGC Service Is Set To “Automatic”
- Click “Search” then type and open “Services”.
- Browse for “VGC Services”
- Right click it the select “properties”
- Change startup type to “Automatic”
- Hit “apply” and “ok” then restart your PC
Along with the VAN 84 error, this method fixed the “This Build of Vanguard is out of Compliance” error for some players.
Uninstall and Reinstall Vanguard
Another safer method is the old “uninstall-reinstall”. To do this, follow these simple steps:
- Click “Start” to open the menu, then search “Control Panel”
- Once you open Control Panel, look for “Programs”
- Click “Uninstall a program” under Programs
- Scroll and look for “Riot Vanguard”
- Right click then select “Uninstall”
- Once uninstalling finished, restart your PC
- Final step is to download and reinstall Vanguard from the official website
This method has been the bread and butter of gamers since ancient times, if anything could fix an error, this is it! As great as it is, however, some Valorant players still report that it is not enough to fix the “This Build of Vanguard is out of Compliance” error for them.
Repairing Broken Game Files
If the bread and butter doesn’t work, try one more safe method by repairing possibly corrupted or missing game files. Unlike uninstall-reinstall, you don’t have to go through too much trouble re-downloading every file.
- Open the Riot Client
- Select your “Profile”
- Click the “Valorant Tab”
- Select “Repair” button
Wait for the repairing process to be complete and hope that you could say goodbye to the pesky “This Build of Vanguard is out of Compliance” error.
Activate Secure Boot
When all else fails, we are left with one final option. Enabling the “Secure Boot” is a risky method unlike the ones mentioned above. If this is your first time working on the “BIOS” settings, it is highly recommended that you read your computer manual, read tutorials, or if you really aren’t confident enough, seek help from someone trustworthy that knows how to go around the ropes.
If you’ve decided to try this method, here is how you do it:
- Reboot your PC
- Upon opening, when the PC logo shows up, press a setup key like F1, F2, F10, Esc, Del (This will bring you to the setup mode or BIOS)
- Look for “Secure Boot” in the BIOS Tab (If not available in the Tab, turn off “Compatibility Support Module on BIOS)
- Change Secure Boot mode to “custom” then switch it back right after to “standard” (this will ask you if you want to restore default settings, click “Yes”)
- If you got booted out of BIOS while going through these steps, simply redo the steps to get to BIOS setup mode and make sure that “Secure Boot” is enabled
This method, although risky, has by far been the best one that solved the “This Build of Vanguard is out of Compliance” error for most Valorant players.
Conclusion
Errors, bugs, and glitches are no stranger to us—it has been part of gaming throughout all the years and Valorant is no exemption. These problems, ranging from simple to complicated, could never stop gamers from enjoying games. We’ll always get by, no worries! The officials and devs would surely provide a general and permanent fix sooner or later—if that takes too long sometimes, we got each other covered in the gaming community to find a solution ourselves.
As of now, Riot Games have yet to update us regarding the “This Build of Vanguard is out of Compliance” error. A little bit more patience is needed as we wait for announcements from Valorant’s official webpage and social media accounts. For now, we hope that these methods could provide temporary aid and fix your problems with the vital anti-cheat program. We hope we could all continue to enjoy our beloved first person shooting game without getting too stressed with this error.
