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Hello, so i've noticed recently that when I launch Valorant sometimes it just straight up launches the game but sometimes it opens up Riot Client, but if I individually search "riot client" on my windows search bar it doesn't show up... What is this? Why is it apparently not on my computer and why does it decide to open and decide not to sometimes?

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It is installed on your computer when you install any Riot game (default install location: C:\Riot Games\Riot Client).

The window will show under a few circumstances. For example if you are not logged in or if there is a new patch for the game you are trying to launch or any of its dependencies. A window is opened in order to display progress for the new patch it is downloading.

Are you running into an issues or are you just trying to understand why it sometimes doesn't open a window?