VAN 185Vanguard, Riot Client and the game lost their session
A session or connection problem between the game, Riot Client and Vanguard.
Try these in order
- Check that your PC meets the minimum requirements for the game.
- Unplug controllers and extra USB devices.
- Fully close the Riot Client and open it again.
- Log out of Riot Client on any other PC you’re signed in on.
- Restart your PC.
- Uninstall Riot Vanguard from Windows Apps, restart your PC, then launch your game so Vanguard installs again.
- Do a clean boot to find out whether a background app or service is getting in Vanguard’s way.
- Work through Riot’s PC connection troubleshooting guide.
- Reinstall the game to replace any damaged or missing game files.
Still broken? Restart your PC once more, then contact Riot Support with your logs.
Based on Riot’s official guide.
More vanguard errors
- VAN 68Vanguard lost its connection while the game was runningVanguard lost the session it needs while your game was starting or playing.
- VAN 1067Vanguard ran into a problem while startingVanguard hit an unexpected issue while starting or checking in with Windows.
- VAN 128Vanguard couldn’t finish its startup checksWindows security or debugging settings are stopping Vanguard from verifying your PC.
- VAN 84Vanguard couldn’t confirm your PC is readyVanguard couldn’t verify your PC or hit a problem while starting up.
- VAN 135Vanguard couldn’t initialize on your PCVanguard couldn’t verify that your PC is ready or failed while starting.