How to Uninstall Completely Valorant?

Uninstalling Valorant isn’t as simple as removing a regular game. With Riot Vanguard and the Riot Client running in the background, skipping steps can lead to the game stuck on the loading screen, crashes or leftover files cluttering your system.

This guide walks you through three quick and effective methods to fully uninstall Valorant, remove all associated software, and clean up any residual files—ensuring a smooth, complete uninstallation. Let’s get started.

Step-By-Step Guide To Completely Remove Valorant From Your PC

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1. Close Valorant and Riot Client Properly

Valorant is a popular FPS game developed by Riot Games. However, if you no longer want to keep it installed, you need to uninstall both Valorant and Riot Client to avoid any errors.

Additionally, it’s recommended to delete leftover files to ensure a clean uninstallation.

Before uninstalling the game, ensure that Valorant and Riot Clients are completely closed.

If Valorant is open, close it normally.
Look at the bottom-right corner of your screen in the system tray.
Click the upward arrow to show hidden icons.

Locate the Riot Client icon.
Right-click on it and select Exit.
If you don’t close both Valorant and Riot Client, you might face errors during uninstallation.

You can also right-click on the Taskbar and open Task Manager.
Then go to the Processes tab.
Locate all the processes related to Valorant and Riot client.

Right-click on each process and select the end task option.

2. Uninstall Valorant Via Control Panel

Now that both applications are closed, follow these steps to remove Valorant from your computer else this can lead to further gaming errors:

Click on the Search bar. Type Add or Remove Programs and open the top result.
Look for Valorant or in the search bar of this window, type Valorant.
Click on Valorant, then select Uninstall.

A confirmation prompt will appear – confirm it. Follow the onscreen prompts to finish the process.
Wait for the process to complete. You should see a message confirming the uninstallation.
Repeat the same process to uninstall Riot Vanguard.

3. Remove Residual Valorant Files

Even after uninstalling, some leftover files remain on your PC. Here’s how to remove them:

Open File Explorer using Windows search.

Navigate to the location where you installed Valorant. It is usually in Local Disk C.
Open the Riot Games folder.
Locate the Valorant folder, right-click the folder, select Show more options. Then select Delete.

You can also delete the Local App Data Files.
To do that, press Win + R to open the Run command box.
Type %localappdata% and press Enter.

Scroll down and find the Valorant folder.
Right-click the folder, select Show more options then select Delete.

You can also delete the Riot Games folder from %localappdata% to remove all traces of Riot’s software. Once done, restart your PC.

This should completely uninstalled Valorant from your PC. This method ensures that no residual files are left behind. If you ever decide to reinstall the game, you can download it from the official Riot Games website.