VALORANT•9mo ago

SOLVED valorant randomly crashes my pc or just straight up gives me bsod

it happens when im loading in, on menu, agent select, or ingame. and is having an autoclicker in your pc one of the reasons why valorant randomly restarts my pc with no warnings or just straight up gives me bsod?

Solution

https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/drivers.html

go here and download windows driver
Don’t install it
Just download it

Then download ddu

https://www.wagnardsoft.com/DDU/download/DDU%20v18.1.1.0_setup.exe

then head to safe boot
Delete drivers using ddu
And reinstall the driver

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! enriq

!! enriq it happens when im loading in, on menu, agent select, or ingame. and is having a...

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 10:14 AM

Not sure if it could cause bsod
But FYI autoclickers can get you banned from the game.

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:15 AM

i think vanguard thought my autoclicker was a cheating software

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:15 AM

i deleted it

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:15 AM

i used it for other games

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:15 AM

like clicker games yknow

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:17 AM

i didnt have this problem before

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:17 AM

so i dont think its my pc

! enriq

!! enriq i didnt have this problem before

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 10:18 AM

When did you install autoclicker

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:19 AM

its one of the apps i download first when i got my new pc

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 10:19 AM

Idk about the bsod, just gave you a heads up cause autoclickers fall under 3rd party tool.
Doesn’t matter if it’s meant for other games, it will still get you banned.

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:19 AM

idk if i should update my drivers on the amd software or in the device manager

! enriq

!! enriq idk if i should update my drivers on the amd software or in the device manager

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:20 AM

should i use device manager?

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!! enriq idk if i should update my drivers on the amd software or in the device manager

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 10:20 AM

Device manager doesn’t really update anything

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:20 AM

oh

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:20 AM

ok

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!! enriq should i use device manager?

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 10:21 AM

When you get bsod does it say vgk.sys

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:21 AM

Ill try to get a bsod again

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:21 AM

when i download the game

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:21 AM

i deleted it

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:21 AM

and im downloading it rn

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 10:21 AM

trying to see if it fixes the problem by redownloading

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:24 AM

@Isabella

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:24 AM

amdkmdag.sys

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:24 AM

was the error

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:24 AM

and not vgk.sys

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!! enriq amdkmdag.sys

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 11:32 AM

Did you reinstall amd drivers or just update them

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 11:32 AM

Wait

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:33 AM

i updated them

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:33 AM

! enriq

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:33 AM

i downloaded the amd software

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:33 AM

still didnt work

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:33 AM

still got bsod

Solution

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 11:33 AM

https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/drivers.html

go here and download windows driver
Don’t install it
Just download it

Then download ddu

https://www.wagnardsoft.com/DDU/download/DDU%20v18.1.1.0_setup.exe

then head to safe boot
Delete drivers using ddu
And reinstall the driver

! enriq

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:34 AM

i already have this one

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:34 AM

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 11:37 AM

@Isabella

its called safe mode right?

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!! enriq @Isabella✨ its called safe mode right?

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 11:38 AM

Press windows key
Search msconfig
And open System Configuration

Head to boot tab
Check safe boot
Click ok and restart when prompted

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 11:39 AM

Run ddu as admin
On the right choose
GPU
AMD

And click on clean and restart

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!! enriq Click to see attachment

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 11:39 AM

After it restarts
Install this driver

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 11:40 AM

And make sure all the drivers are checked while installation, should be by default, just make sure.

Isabella✨

IIsabella✨When you get bsod does it say vgk.sys

Adri

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Adri•4/23/25, 11:48 AM

me yeah, did you know how i can solve that?

Adri

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Adri•4/23/25, 11:49 AM

i just got bsod when i have vanguard installed, if not i have 0 problems and i cant play and i dont know what happen

Isabella✨

IIsabella✨After it restarts Install this driver

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 12:03 PM

i just did it

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 12:03 PM

if it works

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 12:04 PM

im gonna be so happy

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 12:04 PM

@Isabella

btw, i clicked "driver only"

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 12:04 PM

when installing

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! enriqOP•4/23/25, 12:05 PM

is it correct?

! enriq

!! enriq @Isabella✨ btw, i clicked "driver only"

Isabella✨

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Isabella✨•4/23/25, 12:09 PM

..

Adri

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Adri•4/23/25, 12:14 PM

@Isabella

Could you help me with my problem when you finish with the other guy please? I wanna play again valo but now i couldn´t