Valorant - Cleaner.bat

Riot’s anti-cheat, Vanguard, operates at the kernel level. It stores driver state information and signatures. If this cache becomes corrupted—often due to a Windows update or an improper shutdown—Vanguard may fail to start, throwing errors like or "Please restart your computer to play VALORANT." A batch cleaner can rip out these corrupted files so Vanguard rebuilds them fresh.

VALORANT CLEANER.bat is not official software from Riot Games. It is a community-created script. This distinction is critical for understanding both its utility and its risks. VALORANT CLEANER.bat

: Deletes data in the %temp% and Prefetch folders to free up drive space and potentially resolve minor software glitches. Riot’s anti-cheat, Vanguard, operates at the kernel level

Stay vigilant, and good luck on the server. VALORANT CLEANER

VALORANT CLEANER.bat promises to do all of that in .

When you run the file as Administrator, a black command window opens. The script usually executes a sequence of commands, including: