“Vanguard session is initializing” won’t go away
League is waiting for Vanguard to finish loading and never starts.
Try these in order
- Close League and exit the Riot Client fully.
- Restart your PC, then open the Riot Client and launch League.
- Check that the vgc service is running in services.msc and set to Automatic.
- If it’s still stuck, uninstall Riot Vanguard from Windows Apps, open the Riot Client so it reinstalls, restart your PC and try again.
Still broken? Restart your PC once more, then contact Riot Support with your logs.
More basic problems
- BasicGame won’t start after champion selectThe loading screen never appears after everyone locks in.
- BasicClient not responding, stuck loading or can’t log inThe client freezes, loses its connection or hangs on the loading screen.
- BasicRiot Client won’t openNothing happens when you start the Riot Client.
- BasicBlack screen after loading into a matchThe game runs but you only see black.
- BasicClient stuck on “Updating” or in a patching loopThe patcher never finishes.