How to Fix Riot Client Not Opening Issue?

When Riot players want to run the Riot Client application, they encounter the problem of not opening, and their access to the application is restricted. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below.

Why Doesn't Riot Client Open?

This problem usually occurs with the damaged or corrupted installation of the application on the computer. Of course, it can happen not only because of this problem, but also because of many errors. Possible reasons for Riot Client not opening problem can belisted as follows:

• The Riot files may be damaged or corrupt.
• Antivirus program may be blocking Riot files.
• The VGC service may not be running properly.
• The application may not be running with admin rights.

The possibilities we mentioned above may cause us to encounter suchaproblem. For this, we will try to solve the problem by telling youafew suggestions.

How to Fix Riot Client Not Opening Problem?

In order to fix this problem, we can reach the solution of the problem by following the suggestions below.

1-) Allow Firewall

The firewall might be blocking the LoL game. To prevent this, we will need to allowafew LoL apps from Windows Defender Firewall.

• In the start search screen, type Windows Defender Firewall and open it.

• Click on Allow an app or feature to bypass Windows Defender Firewall on the left side of the screen that opens.

• Click on the Change Settings button in the menu that opens.

• After clicking the button, the Allow another application button below will be active. Let's click this button.

• Click the Browse button on the screen that opens, and access the file location Ilisted below and open it.

• Then we add the folder below by doing the same.
  
  • C:\Riot Games\Riot Client\RiotClientServices.exe

After performing these operations, restart the Riot Client program by clicking the OK button and check if the problem persists.

2-) Turn off Antivirus Program

Disable any antivirus program you use, or delete it completely from your computer. If you are using Windows Defender, disable it. For this;

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
• Then click on "Manage settings".
• Turn Real-time protection to "Off".

After this, let's turn off other ransomware protection.

• Open the start search screen.
• Open the search screen by typing Windows security settings.
• Click on the Virus and Threat Protection option on the screen that opens.
• Click on the Ransomware Protection option in the menu.
• Turn off Controlled Folder Access on the screen that opens.

After performing this operation, we will need to add the Riot Client files as an exception.

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
• Virus and threat protection settings, select Manage settings, and then under Exclusions Exclude select add or remove.
• Select Add an exclusion, and then select the Riot Client folder saved to your disk.

After this process, close the Riot Client game completely with the help ofatask manager and try to run the Riot Client application again. If the problem persists, let's move on to our next suggestion.

3-) Run as Administrator

Not authorizing the game as an administrator may result ina"Stopped Working" error.

• Right-click the Riot Client icon and click "Properties" to run the Riot Client application on your desktop as an administrator.
• Click on the "Compatibility" option on the screen that opens, select "Run this program as an administrator." and click the "Apply" button.

After this process, you can run the game and check if the problem persists.

4-) Reinstall VGC Service

After performing the above operation, we will need to reinstall the vgc service.

• First, let's access the Riot Vanguard file. For this, let's access the file "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard". (The file access of your Fix game must also be in the C:\ folder.)
• Let's open the "uninstall.exe" program in the folder and perform the deletion.(Let's say yes to the warning that appears.)
• After the Vanguard system is deleted, let's run the Rito Client.
• Launcher will scan for missing files and reinstall and reinstall vgc in services state.

After the scanning process is ready, let's restart the computer.

• After restarting the computer, type "Services" into the start search screen.
• In the Services window that opens, we find the vgc service and double-click it.
• We will need to start the service state by changing the startup type to Automatic.

• After performing this operation, the service status will appear as Running

After this process, you can run the Riot Client application and check if the problem persists.

5-) Install to Different Disk

You can try to install onadifferent disk by deleting the Riot Client files from the installed disk. Some users observe that they have achieved the solution of the problem by performing this operation. We can eliminate the problem by performing this operation.

Yes, friends, we have solved our problem under this title. If your problem persists, you can ask about the errors you encounter by entering our FORUM platform.