[GH-ISSUE #884] Vanguard compability #769

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opened 2026-02-26 00:33:32 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-02-26 00:33:32 +03:00

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Originally created by @emrecangrbz on GitHub (May 5, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/884

Hello, I would like to point out that Noebook Fan Controller does not work with Riot Games, Vanguard anti-cheat software. It is blocking the WinRing0x64.sys file. As a result of this NoteBook Fan Contoller does not start.

Originally created by @emrecangrbz on GitHub (May 5, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/884 Hello, I would like to point out that Noebook Fan Controller does not work with Riot Games, Vanguard anti-cheat software. It is blocking the WinRing0x64.sys file. As a result of this NoteBook Fan Contoller does not start. ![Screenshot_45](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64873971/81125482-ee7bef80-8f40-11ea-8d9b-87caf6964146.jpg)

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kerem commented

2026-02-26 00:33:33 +03:00

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@thederp commented on GitHub (May 6, 2020):

I'm having the same exact issue. Riot Vanguard will block Fan Control on startup.

@thederp commented on GitHub (May 6, 2020): I'm having the same exact issue. Riot Vanguard will block Fan Control on startup. ![fan1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5713315/81183692-77b11780-8f7d-11ea-84d0-d951138caa3f.png)

kerem commented

2026-02-26 00:33:33 +03:00

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@hirschmann commented on GitHub (May 6, 2020):

I can't do anything about this.

WinRing0x64.sys is the driver which is required by NBFC to access the fans and read hardware temperatures.
It's not possible to get hardware access without loading a driver.

You could ask in the riot forums if they could whitelist this driver, maybe they will listen.
In my opinion it's really bad practice when an anti-cheat tool has to have complete control over your system and randomly prevents other software from running even if the game itself isn't running.
I hope enough people are annoyed by this bullshit and complain in the Riot forums and their social media channels or maybe even boycott their games until they stop these shenanigans.

@hirschmann commented on GitHub (May 6, 2020): I can't do anything about this. WinRing0x64.sys is the driver which is required by NBFC to access the fans and read hardware temperatures. It's not possible to get hardware access without loading a driver. You could ask in the riot forums if they could whitelist this driver, maybe they will listen. In my opinion it's really bad practice when an anti-cheat tool has to have complete control over your system and randomly prevents other software from running even if the game itself isn't running. I hope enough people are annoyed by this bullshit and complain in the Riot forums and their social media channels or maybe even boycott their games until they stop these shenanigans.

kerem commented

2026-02-26 00:33:33 +03:00

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@hirschmann commented on GitHub (May 10, 2020):

Fortunately Riot has changed Vanguard's blocking behavior: https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/885#issuecomment-626208192

Running Valorant/Vanguard and NBFC side by side seems to be no problem anymore :)

@hirschmann commented on GitHub (May 10, 2020): Fortunately Riot has changed Vanguard's blocking behavior: https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc/issues/885#issuecomment-626208192 Running Valorant/Vanguard and NBFC side by side seems to be no problem anymore :)