Vanguard on Demand: Kernel Level Cheating (Prevention)
Vanguard, Riot's anti-cheat system, will introduce an on-demand mode that loads its driver only when a Riot game is launched. The feature requires devices to pass a set of security checks called Vanguard Pre-Check, which about 35% of users already meet. Players can opt in via the next update, while a new onboarding tool, VGTray, will assist those who need to configure their systems.
- ▪Vanguard will add an on-demand mode where its driver component starts only when a Riot title is running, reducing its presence at system boot.
- ▪Activation of on-demand mode depends on passing Vanguard Pre-Check, a collection of modern hardware and Windows security requirements.
- ▪Approximately 35% of players currently satisfy the Pre-Check criteria, while the remaining users will be guided through configuration using the VGTray onboarding tool.
- ▪The change is optional; users may keep the existing always-on behavior if they prefer.
- ▪The update aims to lower Vanguard's system footprint, free taskbar space, and reallocate resources toward detecting more serious cheaters.
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NewsIncoming: Vanguard On-DemandBy Phillip KoskinasJun 24, 2026Share this on RedditShare this on TwitterShare this on FacebookToggle additional sharing optionsShare this on LinkedInShare this via EmailShare this on RedditShare this on TwitterShare this on FacebookHow You Can Win Games and Reclaim Taskbar SpaceWarning: This article contains a thick, 15-page stew of technical details and deep anti-cheat arcana for which there is no known antidote. Reading is not compulsory, but by continuing, you give unbreakable consent to the egregious usage of technical acronyms, bar charts, and colloquialisms, many of which are only debatably existent and several that are known by the state of New Hampshire to cause audible blinking.
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