Microsoft has finally released Windows 11 OS publicly for the existing Windows 10 OS users after pushing the beta channel update via Insider Preview Program. Now, it seems that plenty of existing Windows 10 users have recently shifted to Win11 but they’re facing the Valorant VAN9001 Error while trying to launch the game. If you’re also one of the victims then make sure to follow this troubleshooting guide completely.
Now, according to multiple reports, affected players are receiving the particular error message that says “This build of Vanguard requires TPM version 2.0 and secure boot to be enabled in order to play.” while trying to launch the Valorant game on Windows 11 PC. The error message is specific to Windows 11 because it requires to have TPM 2.0 and the Secure Boot feature should be enabled on the BIOS to avoid the Valorant startup error.
How to Fix Valorant VAN9001 Error on PC
Valorant is a free-to-play online multiplayer FPS video game that has been developed by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows. It seems that there has been a recent Windows update KB5006050 that basically disabled the secure boot feature in the BIOS configuration. Although in other cases, uninstalling the latest Windows update can fix issues, this is not the case here. So, you’ll have to follow the methods below to actually fix the VAN9001 error on your Windows 11.
Note: Make sure that you’ll need to have UEFI boot on your BIOS to enable Secure Boot. If in case, your hard drive has an MBR partition then you can convert MBR to GPT before you can go ahead with enabling Secure Boot.
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