Discord Overlay Not Working or not Showing PUBG, valorant, rainbow six siege

Is Discord not showing the Overlay feature after Pressing Shift + F1?

Here how to fix Discord Overlay not working simple easy steps.

But unfortunately, some of the users experiencedDiscord Overlay not workingin Windows 10.

During the gameDiscord not showing the Overlay optionafter Pressing the Shift + F1 key, thus making communication difficult.

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Why is Discord overlay not working in games?

Basically, the Discord overlay feature only works with games that its been specifically designed for.

Some of these games include Minecraft, Fortnite, CS:GO, WoW and DOTA 2.

And some games actually dont support this feature.

So first, double-check your game supports the Discord Overlay feature.

or third-party software conflict may be causing the issue.

Close all the games and applications and reboot your PC.

Doing so can help to fix lots of minor gaming issues.

Lets first check and see to it the in-game overlay is enabled in Discord.

Now start your game again and press the Shift + F1 key to see if the Discord overlay works.

Lets Assign the new hotkey to initiate the Discord Overlay.

Lets run Discord as administrator and find out if the problem is solved.

Lets disable hardware acceleration in Discord to look to see if this helps fix the problem.

We recommend reinstall the Discord app with the latest version which probably helps.

Check to see if your in-game overlay is working now.

Here a video shows the steps to fix theDiscord Overlay Not Showingor Working issue on windows 10.

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