You can finally turn Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat off when you're not playing a game

Riot Games is making a big change to its Vanguard anti-cheat system: After an update set to go live today (and which may already be live by the time you read this) it will not launch when your PC boots up, but will instead will be "on demand," meaning it will only run when playing a game and will shut down once the gameplay is over... Read more.

Jun 25, 2026 - 00:00
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You can finally turn Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat off when you're not playing a game


Riot Games is making a big change to its Vanguard anti-cheat system: After an update set to go live today (and which may already be live by the time you read this) it will not launch when your PC boots up, but will instead will be "on demand," meaning it will only run when playing a game and will shut down once the gameplay is over... Read more.
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