Valorant Freezing Windows Computer: 5 Quick Fixes

Tested and trusted solutions to prevent Valorant from freezing

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Updated onOctober 24, 2024

updated onOctober 24, 2024

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If Valorant is freezing your computer, it might be a temporary app glitch. Connection problems and corrupt game files can also be at fault.

Likewise,error retrieving settings from the server in Valorantis also an issue users complain about.

What can I do if Valorant keeps freezing my Windows PC?

First, make sure youfix the network congestion issuesthat might affect your PC. Also, update your operating system and close all background apps. You can also tryrestart your PC in safe mode.

If the issue persists after the preliminary checks, observe the following steps.

1. Update your Graphics driver

Updating the graphics driver will improve its performance and fix bugs affecting it. Read our detailed article onupdating graphics drivers on Windows 11if you have any issues.

2. Disable Windows Firewall

Disabling the settings above will resolve any Windows Defender Firewall interference it’s causing the Valorant game. You can read abouthow to disable windows defenderif you encounter issues with it.

3. Perform a clean boot

Performing a PC clean boot will stop all startup running programs that can cause Valorant freezing at startup.

4. Set Valorant as a priority

Setting the game app as a high priority will boost the game performance preventing Valorant freezing and crashing. Check out our complete guide onhow to set priority in Task Managerfor more insight.

5. Uninstall and reinstall Valorant

Like any other errors likeretrieving settings from the server failed,FPS dropsorpacket loss, with a bit of know-how and patience, you can stop Valoratn from freezing your PC.

In addition, you can readhow to fix Valorant not workingon Windows. Also, we have a detailed guide onhow to fix Valorant not updatingon your PC.

Conclusively, these are the best ways to fix Valorant if it keeps freezing on your PC. Should you have further questions on this guide or other queries entirely, kindly use the comments section.

Valorant Freezing Windows Computer: 5 Quick Fixes#

What can I do if Valorant keeps freezing my Windows PC?#

1. Update your Graphics driver#

2. Disable Windows Firewall#

3. Perform a clean boot#

4. Set Valorant as a priority#

5. Uninstall and reinstall Valorant#