Riot Games is making an anti-cheat change that could be rough on older PCs

Riot Games, best known for titles like Valorant and League of Legends and the Vanguard anti-cheat software, has often been ...
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You Should Test New Apps and Files in Windows Sandbox

Stop opening new files or installing apps on your Windows PC without trying them out in Windows Sandbox first. This built-in mini-Windows is totally isolated from your main installation, so if you ...

You won't be able to play Valorant until you update your motherboard BIOS: 'this is a necessary step in our arms race against hardware cheats'

If you have an Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, or ASRock motherboard, you need to update the BIOS if you want to continue playing Valorant. That's because a critical flaw was recently found that allows cheaters ...

Asus tells owners of its Intel motherboards to update the BIOS because they 'may allow unintended access to system memory'

For maximum security, Asus recommends that you "download and update the BIOS to the specified version from the official website and, in the BIOS Setup Utility, configure the IOMMU DMA Protection ...

Riot Games found a motherboard security flaw that helps PC cheaters

Your motherboard may need a security update to keep playing Valorant.

Riot is forcing Valorant players to update their PC firmware to keep playing

The push follows Riot's disclosure of a critical flaw it uncovered in several popular motherboard models. The vulnerability can be exploited by well-funded cheaters targeting Valorant, ...