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Riot Vanguard anti-cheat adds on-demand mode for Windows 11 users

Riot Games is introducing an "on-demand" mode for its Vanguard anti-cheat software, allowing it to avoid loading at system startup. This new mode, available on Windows 11 25H2 and later, leverages a Windows feature that records driver activity. To use Vanguard On-Demand, players must have specific security features enabled, including TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, VBS, HVCI, and IOMMU, which are present on approximately 35% of PCs. AI

RANK_REASON This is a feature update for an existing anti-cheat software, not a new product or frontier release.

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Riot Vanguard anti-cheat adds on-demand mode for Windows 11 users

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Riot Vanguard finally drops its controversial always-on requirement for anti-cheat — new on-demand mode requires a strict Windows 11 security stack

    Riot Games has announced that it plans to let players stop its Vanguard anti-cheat from loading on startup.