Do I need to uninstall Vanguard or FACEIT to use a cheat?
Often, yes. Riot Vanguard loads before Windows does, and FACEIT keeps its own anti-cheat driver, so both can block a cheat loader even while their game is closed. Several of our products ask for them uninstalled, not just closed. The requirements on each product page name exactly which anti-cheats have to go.
What each product asks for
Each row repeats the requirement from that product's page, and closed and uninstalled are not the same thing.
| Product | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Fortnite | Riot Vanguard removed and the PC restarted, if you have Valorant installed |
| TZ Project and TZX Project (FiveM) | Other anti-cheat software and Vanguard uninstalled |
| redENGINE Spoofer (FiveM) | FACEIT anti-cheat and Vanguard uninstalled, not just closed |
| Eulen Menu (FiveM) | FACEIT anti-cheat and Vanguard closed |
| Arc Raiders | Easy Anti-Cheat uninstalled from every other game on your PC, not only disabled |
| Valorant | Riot Vanguard and every antivirus fully uninstalled, not just switched off |
- Requirement
- Riot Vanguard removed and the PC restarted, if you have Valorant installed
TZ Project and TZX Project (FiveM)
- Requirement
- Other anti-cheat software and Vanguard uninstalled
- Requirement
- FACEIT anti-cheat and Vanguard uninstalled, not just closed
- Requirement
- FACEIT anti-cheat and Vanguard closed
- Requirement
- Easy Anti-Cheat uninstalled from every other game on your PC, not only disabled
- Requirement
- Riot Vanguard and every antivirus fully uninstalled, not just switched off
How to do it
- Check the product pageIts requirements list names the anti-cheats that have to go, and whether closing them is enough or they have to be uninstalled.
- Uninstall, do not just closeWhere the page says uninstalled, remove the program completely. For Riot Vanguard the Fortnite setup uses Revo Uninstaller; Riot's own uninstall guide says it is fully gone once it no longer shows in the system tray after a restart.
- Restart the PCRestart before you start the loader, so nothing of the removed anti-cheat is still loaded.
- Switching back laterWant to play FACEIT or Valorant again? Reinstall them and restart the PC first, so their anti-cheat drivers load normally again.
Your own antivirus is a separate step: it has to be off while you run the loader. How the anti-cheat inside FiveM itself works is covered in what anti-cheat FiveM uses.
Related answers
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- How do I know if a cheat is detected?
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- What does stream proof mean for a cheat?
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