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Riot Games offers on-demand anti-cheat for League of Legends and Valorant

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Riot Games is giving players more control over its Vanguard anti-cheat software. Users can now choose to enable the anti-cheat system, which requires pre-boot security mechanisms and Windows' native protection features, on demand. This change aims to provide players with greater flexibility regarding the software's activation. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operations; primarily affects gaming software.

RANK_REASON Product update for a specific software feature, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Riot Games offers on-demand anti-cheat for League of Legends and Valorant

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Riot now lets you enable its anti-cheat when you want to If League of Legends and Valorant players have the right hardware and elect to opt into "pre-boot secur

    Riot now lets you enable its anti-cheat when you want to If League of Legends and Valorant players have the right hardware and elect to opt into "pre-boot security mechanisms and Windows' own native protection features," then, starting today, they can switch the Vanguard anti… ht…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/riot-games-vanguard-pre-ch…

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