Another update for Valorant and series of new problems with the game has emerged again. One of the most prominent is users failing to launch the error. The game is not starting and there is no error code to refer the problem. The game crashing or getting stuck with black screen are the worst of all errors because you have no indication to the cause of the problem. From what we know, the new issue with Valorant not starting is caused by a third-party conflicting software. As such, there is a simple solutions, read through the post.
How to Fix Valorant Not Starting or Black Screen on Startup
When a software conflicts with the game, we usually assume a software with DirectX hooking or something that accelerates the CPU or GPU, but in this case, the Valorant will not start even when software like Cisco and Citrix running in the background. There may be other software that can also cause the issue. While uninstalling the problematic software is a solution, you cannot uninstall everything on your computer.
Hence, to fix Valorant not starting, we suggest that launch the game in a clean boot environment. Here are the steps that you need to follow.
- Press Windows Key + R and type msconfig, hit Enter
- Go to the Services tab
- Check Hide all Microsoft services
- Now, click Disable all
- Go to the Startup tab and click on Open Task Manager
- Disable one task at a time and restart the system.
- Try launching the game, check if the error still occurs.
If the clean boot does not work and you have any of the two software installed on your system, we suggest that you delete them and the game should start.
