valorant windows 11

[Azuwi]

it said it want enable UEFI in bios or something , after done that , what does it actually do on the pc other then let u play valorant ?

should i revert back to old settings after im done playing valorant ?

[MinionJoe]

If it's already in your BIOS, it's too late.

[Crashed]

Did you bypass anything to install Windows 11?
They require Secure Boot and TPM enabled to launch the game.

If you installed via bypass to a MBR disk you'll first need to convert your boot disk to GPT - https://www.pcworld.com/article/2047620/convert-mbr-to-gpt-without-losing-data-in-windows.html

Once that is finished you need to enable Secure Boot in the BIOS settings (which may require disabling Legacy Boot or CSM) and ensure your TPM is enabled (most recent processors have a firmware-based TPM already).

Unless you dual-boot a legacy boot or unsigned UEFI OS, there is no harm to enabling these options, unless you have one of those AMD boards afflicted with the TPM stutter bug.

Valorant's anti-cheat requires Secure Boot to ensure that Windows is properly enforcing kernel-mode driver signing, and presumably TPM is so it can record your TPM's serial number for HWID banning.

[Vince ✟]

Sounds strange to want to enable bios options. Maybe their anticheat runs at a root level? Something to do with your game wanting the options open to the boot loader, firmware security on the boot etc.

I looked it up. It's their anticheat as Crashed says above.

[Stormer]

Originally posted by MD:

Maybe their anticheat runs at a root level?

Yes its generally considered the most invasive one actually used currently

[MinionJoe]

Originally posted by Stormer:

Originally posted by MD:

Maybe their anticheat runs at a root level?

Yes its generally considered the most invasive one actually used currently

Like I said, 'It's too late."

[agu]

Its crazy to me how people actually install private and closed-source kernel level drivers just to play a mid game.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by MinionJoe:

Originally posted by Stormer:

Yes its generally considered the most invasive one actually used currently

Like I said, 'It's too late."

It's not a bootkit. The checks are to ensure certain security measures are in place in the kernel to try to ensure no rootkits have loaded before the anti-cheat module initializes.

[Azuwi]

i already set it and can play, but what im asking is what does UEFI actually does other then let u run valorant?

[MinionJoe]

Originally posted by Azuwi:

what does UEFI actually does

UEFI is a specification that defines the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting the computer hardware and its interface for interaction with the operating system1. It is regarded as a successor to replace the traditional BIOS Legacy2. UEFI works on the computer's motherboard via a specific firmware, and it's pre-installed while manufacturing2.

[Azuwi]

Originally posted by MinionJoe:

Originally posted by Azuwi:

what does UEFI actually does

UEFI is a specification that defines the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting the computer hardware and its interface for interaction with the operating system1. It is regarded as a successor to replace the traditional BIOS Legacy2. UEFI works on the computer's motherboard via a specific firmware, and it's pre-installed while manufacturing2.

okay can say that in english ?

and what does BIOS have to do with valorant? ur neither in bios when running valorant or windows 11.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Azuwi:

Originally posted by MinionJoe:

okay can say that in english ?

and what does BIOS have to do with valorant? ur neither in bios when running valorant or windows 11.

You need UEFI and Secure Boot because the anti-cheat wants to assurance the firmware and operating system are operating in a trustworthy envinonment, as even though the anti-cheat runs at kernel-mode privilege, if malicious software were to load before the anti-cheat it could potentially cloak itself from detection.

[AD]

Do you have secure boot turned on? I heard anti-cheat wants secure boot to be turned on, since otherwise who knows what people may sneak into the boot process.

[Azuwi]

YES i have them both on and it works im asking what it does to the PC other then let u run valorant...

can i just leave it on will it reduce the FPS in other games or let it run PC on some weird settings with ffrape drops? ? should i return it to normal when im done play valorant??

does everyone here use UEFI BIOS??

[AD]

Originally posted by Azuwi:

YES i have them both on and it works im asking what it does to the PC other then let u run valorant...

can i just leave it on will it reduce the FPS in other games or let it run PC on some weird settings with ffrape drops? ? should i return it to normal when im done play valorant??

does everyone here use UEFI BIOS??

What secure boot does is make sure that when you boot, components like the kernel and the firmware of your device hasn't been tempered with. I don't think it affects performance of anything once you've already booted into Windows.

And yes, I use it. Don't really have any problems with it, unless I want to install something that needs to be in the kernel (thinking VirtualBox now, not cheats, which under Ubuntu, which is my OS, needs to be manually signed after installation since it has a kernel module).

[Azuwi]

Okay . so i can just keep it on.. maybe i was delusional when i felt windows took longer to start after i turned it on.. or that discord took longer to start up then usual.