Riot Games has already acknowledged a few error codes and issues since the release of the game to provide authorized solutions to the gamers but still, several issues are unsolved such as biased or unfair matchmaking issues, high ping issues, and many others. In addition to these issues, in the last few days, many players are complaining that they see a black screen on startup while playing Valorant. If you are also facing the same issue, here is how you can fix it.
How to Fix Valorant Black Screen Issue on Startup 2022
Are you experiencing a Valorant black screen issue on startup? Worry not! You are not alone as many players are having the same issue globally. Thankfully, there are certain workarounds you can try to fix the Valorant black screen issue on startup in 2022.
1. Firstly, update your graphics drivers. Depending on which graphics drivers you are using, go to AMD or Nvidia and update it.
2. If that doesn’t work, then try to configure the environment variables. For this: Go to the Windows search box and type “Edit the system environment variables”. Then, click on it and then click on “Environment Variables” in the System Properties. Then click on “New”.
In the new window, enter in the following command – OPENSSL_ia32cap for Variable name and ~0x200000200000000 for Variable Value and then click on Ok.
3. The next solution you can try is to change the display mode. For this: Press Alt + Enter and switch between Windowed and Fullscreen mode and check if the issue is resolved or not.
4. In addition, also make sure you’re running the game as an Administrator. Here is how you can do it: Right-click on the Valorant desktop icon, go to Properties >> Compatibility, and then turn that option ON.
5. Lastly, you can also try to disable Antivirus temporarily to see if that makes any difference.
Hopefully, any of these solutions will surely fix the issue and you won’t see the Black Screen issue on Startup after that in Valorant.
Also check – How to fix Valorant process already running error.
