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How To Fix Valorant UnrealCEFSubProcess.exe on PC

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First, ensure that the Riot Games launcher is not running on your PC. Next, add an exception for Riot Games in your anti-virus application. This can be done in your anti-virus settings. Next, search for Firewall in your start menu search and open up your Firewall & network protection settings window. Click on Allow an app through firewall. On this window, select to Change Settings and find the Riot Client program in this list of applications.

Close Riot Games Launcher

First, ensure that the Riot Games launcher is not running on your PC. Next, add an exception for Riot Games in your anti-virus application. This can be done in your anti-virus settings.

Close Riot Games launcher
Close Riot Games launcher

Allow Riot Games Through Firewall

Next, search for Firewall in your start menu search and open up your Firewall & network protection settings window. Click on Allow an app through firewall. On this window, select to Change Settings and find the Riot Client program in this list of applications.

Windows Defender Firewall > Allowed Apps
Windows Defender Firewall > Allowed Apps

If it’s not showing up in this list, click on Allow another app… and then on Brow…

If it’s not showing up in this list, click on Allow another app… and then on Browse, which will open up your file explorer. Go to the drive on which you save Riot Games on, Riot Games, Riot Client, and select the RiotClientServices application here. Make sure that both of these boxes are ticked before closing this window.

Windows > Riot Games > Riot Client > RiotClientServices
Windows > Riot Games > Riot Client > RiotClientServices

Windows Update

When this is done, open up your Windows settings. In the Windows Update section, click on Check for Updates. Proceed to download the latest update before restarting your PC. This will fix the UnrealCEFSubProcess problem in your task manager.

Windows Settings > Windows Update
Windows Settings > Windows Update

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