How To Fix Valorant We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency Error?

Valorant players state that when they try to run the game, they encounter the error "We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency" in the Riot Client. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below.

1. What is Valorant We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency Error?
2. How To Fix Valorant We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency Error?
   1. Add Valorant as Exception
   2. Reinstall Riot Vanguard
   3. Delete Riot Client Logs
   4. Run Riot Client as Administrator
   5. Restart Computer

What is Valorant We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency Error?

Valorant The error "We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency" indicates that the Riot Vanguard app was not installed properly. This is due to the Windows Defender application preventing the installation of Riot Vanguard or the Riot Client not working properly.

We can fix the problem by uninstalling the Riot Vanguard client and performingaclean install.

Of course, we should point out that not only because of this problem, but also that Windows 8.1 users constantly encounter such an error and cannot findasolution in any way.

Windows 8.1 users, on the other hand, state that they never encounter such an error when they switch to the Windows 10 operating system.

For this, we will provide you with information on how to fix the Valorant "We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency" error in this article.

How To Fix Valorant We Couldn't Install a Required Dependency Error?

To fix this error, you can findasolution by following the steps below.

1-) Add Valorant as Exception

First of all, we can disable security scanning by adding Valorant and Riot Vanguard folders as exceptions via Windows Defender.

This is because Windows Defender may scan the Valorant and Riot Vanguard folders, causing the client to crash or block.

For this, we can add Valorant and Riot Vanguard folders as exceptions and prevent security scanning.

• In the start search screen, type "Virus and threat protection" and open it.
• Click on "Manage settings" on the screen that opens.
• Then scroll down the menu and click "Add or remove exceptions".
• Click on "Add exception" and then "Folder" on the screen that opens.

In the new window that opens, we will need to select the "Riot Games" and "Riot Vanguard" folders. Usually these folders are located in the location I left them below.

• C:\Riot Games
• C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard

After selecting and saving the folders in order, let's move on to the other suggestion.

2-) Reinstall Riot Vanguard

First, we added the Riot client folder as an exception via Windows Defender. Now we're going to haveaclean install of Riot Vanguard.

• In the start search screen, type "Services" and open it.
• Find the "vgc" service in the new window that opens and right click on it and click "Stop".

After performing this operation, let's delete Riot Vanguard.

• In the start search screen, type "Add or remove programs" and open it.
• Then type "Riot Vanguard" into the search screen and select.
• Then click "Remove".

A warning message will appear. Let's proceed by saying "Yes" to the warning message.

After the uninstall is complete, run "Riot Client" and select Valorant, click the "Update" button and wait for Riot Vanguard to install.

After successful installation of Riot Vanguard, restart the computer and check.

3-) Delete Riot Client Logs

We can eliminate the problem by clearing the Riot Client Logs files.

This is because the previous incorrect loading of Riot Client Logs files may not allow loading of some logs files, leading to potential errors.

For this, you can eliminate the problem by clearing the Riot Client Logs files.

• First of all, close Riot Client with the help of task manager.
• Type "Run" into the start search screen and open it.
• Type "%localappdata%\Riot Games\Riot Client\Logs" into the box on the screen that opens and press enter and open.
• Then delete all the folders in the folder.

After the folders are deleted, run Riot Client and check.

4-) Run Riot Client as Administrator

Some files may need to be run as administrator. For this, you can eliminate the problem by running the Riot Client as an administrator.

Right-click the Riot Client application on your desktop and click "Run as administrator".

Then check if the problem persists.

5-) Restart Computer

Some cache files are working problematically, which can cause you to encounter various errorslike this.

We can clear the cache files and have them reconfigured.

We will need to restart the computer to clear the cache files.

For this, restart your computer and run Riot Client to check if the problem persists.

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