Riot now lets you enable its anti-cheat when you want to (opens original article in a new tab)

Riot introduces on-demand anti-cheat mode for its games, requiring specific Windows 11 settings and hardware features to enable.

• Riot introduces Vanguard Pre-Check to allow on-demand anti-cheat for League of Legends and Valorant
• Vanguard Pre-Check requires Windows 11 25H2 and specific security features like UEFI Mode, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, VBS, HVCI, and IOMMU
• 35% of players already meet requirements for on-demand mode while 65% need to enable specific system settings