Use this page when VALORANT abruptly closes to Riot Client or the Windows desktop during a match without an error code. Restore any custom VALORANT GPU profile to default, install the current driver for the GPU shown in dxdiag, update Windows, and cap VALORANT's frame rate. The result to verify is one complete match without the game closing.
After the failure, check whether Riot Client or the Windows desktop is visible and whether there is no VAL or VAN code. Continue here only for that abrupt mid-match close; a frozen image, PC restart, or visible code needs a different path.
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Restore the VALORANT GPU profile
If you changed driver-level settings, reset only the VALORANT profile before testing. On NVIDIA, open NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings, select VALORANT, select Restore beside the program list, and select Apply. In AMD Software, open Gaming > VALORANT and select Reset for that application profile.
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Install the driver for the active GPU
Press Windows + R, enter dxdiag, and open Display. Note the NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPU name, install its current driver from the manufacturer's official updater, restart Windows, and launch VALORANT from Riot Client.
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Update Windows and DirectX components
Open Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates, install everything offered, and restart. Riot notes that these updates carry operating-system and DirectX fixes; after restarting, repeat the mode that previously closed to the desktop.
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Reduce the match load
In VALORANT, open Settings > Video. Under Graphics Quality, set Material, Texture, Detail, and UI Quality to Low. Under General, turn on Limit FPS Always and set Max FPS Always below the frame rate the PC can hold during a fight.
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Verify one complete match
Play one Deathmatch or Unrated match with the new driver, default GPU profile, and FPS cap. The fix is verified only if VALORANT reaches the results screen without closing to Riot Client or the desktop.
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Submit the exact crash window to Riot
If VALORANT closes again, run Riot Repair Tool as administrator and attach the zip to a technical ticket. Include the map, round, exact local time, GPU and driver version, and whether the same crash occurs in the Practice Range.
If it does not work
If the PC is hot and its fans are at full speed before each close, clear the vents, stop any GPU or CPU overclock, let the PC cool, and repeat the same match test.
If other 3D games also close to the desktop, use the GPU or PC manufacturer's driver and hardware diagnostics instead of repeatedly reinstalling VALORANT.
Do not add VALORANT to the firewall just for a no-code crash to desktop. A firewall problem normally produces a connection symptom, not this local process close.
ⓘ Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: VALORANT on Windows PC.
Source-checked against Riot's current VALORANT crash guidance. A mid-match crash to desktop was not reproduced during review.
