How to Fix Valorant VAN 9001 Error 2023

How to Fix Valorant VAN 9001 Error 2023: Valorant VAN Error 9001 or 9003. If you have bypassed the TPM 2.0 check while installing Windows 11 as your system doesn’t have one, there is no way you can play Valorant. You can’t fool Vanguard.

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Fix 1 – Turn Secure Boot, TPM features ON

Step 1 – Boot into BIOS mode

Step 1 – Open Settings from the Start menu.

Step 2 – If you go to the left pane, tap the first option “System“.

Step 3 – Now, if you scroll down you can find “Recovery” settings. Open that up.

Step 4 – Just scroll slowly to reach down to the Advanced startup section.

The system will directly boot into Recovery Mode.

Wait until the system restarts.

Step 5 – At first, tap “Troubleshoo

Step 6 – Open the “Advanced options” on the next step.

additional troubleshooting options next page.

Step 8 – So tap “UEFI Firmware Settings“.

Step 9 – Now, tap “Restart” to restart the system and open the BIOS page.

Step 2 – Turn ON the secure boot and TPM feature

Step 1 – Switch to the “Boot” tab.

Step 2 – Now, switch to the “Secure Boot” and hit Enter to open the Secure Boot option.

Step 3 – Switch ON the Secure Boot feature. Following the same way, switch ON the Trusted Platform Module (or TPM).

Step 4 – Now save the changes and exit the BIOS.

Let the system restart automatically.

Fix 2 – Allow Require Additional authentication at startup

Step 1 – Using the Windows key and the R keys together, open Run.

Step 2 – Then, type this in the blank box. Click “OK” to open the Local Group Policy directly.

gpedit.msc

Step 3 – This is the location you have to follow up on opening the Policy Editor page –

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > BitLocker Drive Encryption > Operating System Drives

Step 4 – On the right-hand pane, look for the “Require additional authentication startup” policy.

Step 5 – Double-tap it to open that.

Step 6 – Next, switch the policy to “Enabled“.

Step 7 – Just check the “Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM (requires a password or a startup key on a USB flash drive)“.

Step 8 – Don’t forget to tap “Apply“. Click “OK“.

Reboot the system.

Fix 3 – Empty the Valorant Caches

Empty the Valorant cache and then retry.

Step 1 – Open a Run panel.

Step 2 – Then, paste this and hit Enter.

%appdata%

Step 3 – Following this path reach this point –

Local\VALORANT\Saved\webcache

Step 4 – Just select the “Cache” and “GPUCache” folders. Tap “Delete” to delete both folders.

Exit the Webcache folder.

Try to launch Valorant after this. This should help you resolve the issue.