                            ERROR CODE: VAN-84                        

Reviewed: November 2026 • Verified

Valorant VAN-84: Riot Vanguard Connection Timeout

VAN 84 signifies that the Valorant client has lost communication with Riot Vanguard anti-cheat heartbeats due to network packet loss.

📡 Live Valorant Server Radar Root Cause: NETWORK ROUTING Platforms: PC (Windows 10/11)

🔧 Verified Fixes for VAN-84 (Valorant)

Check Riot Games live server status on DownRadar.

Open Services (services.msc), find 'vgc', set Startup Type to 'Automatic', and click Start.

Restart your router and flush local DNS cache via CMD.

Add Vanguard (vgc.exe) to your Windows Defender Firewall exceptions.

🚫 What Will NOT Help During an Upstream Outage

If Valorant servers are experiencing an active disruption or maintenance window, performing unnecessary destructive changes to your equipment will not resolve connection failures:

Reinstalling or deleting the application: Server authentication and handshake errors reside on platform infrastructure, not your local game files.
Factory-resetting your router or modem: Power-cycling is safe, but resetting router firmware to factory defaults will not bypass cloud gateway errors.
Submitting ISP line complaints: Upstream provider outages affect all internet providers equally and cannot be resolved by consumer ISP technicians.

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Valorant VAN-84: Riot Vanguard Connection Timeout

🔧 Verified Fixes for VAN-84 (Valorant)

🚫 What Will NOT Help During an Upstream Outage

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