Check the overlay box next to the problem game. If you can't quite remember reading back that far, they are:Ĭ. To do this, follow the same steps you used to enable it. In this case, you will have to disable such applications temporarily and then again open the Discord as well as the game. On the right-hand side of the page, click the toggle to enable the option that says Enable in-game overlay. Click on user settings (the cogwheel icon at the bottom of the page, just by the right side of your Avatar). Few third-party applications interfere with the Discord overlay. Open the Discord app via the desktop shortcut or Start menu. We mentioned that the overlay is super cool, new technology, right? We here at the Discord HQ will be working hard to expand the overlay whitelist and make sure that it works in even the most obscure indie game.Īs we work on the overlay, if you're experiencing issues with games crashing or ping spikes, we recommend you disable it temporarily. The Discord overlay may not work due to some third-party antivirus application you are using on your computer system. You can whitelist files with that path with no problem.And Your path will have different text here.) (the ***highest-number*** refers to the latest version of Discord. %localappdata%\Discord\app-0.0.***highest-number***\overlay\
We're working with all the different companies to get Discord whitelisted.Īs you go into your software to add Discord to accepted processes, know that any file path that matches this one is 100% organic, certified, robograss-fed, homegrown Discord goodness: This is ok! We can guarantee it is a false positive. Long story short:Įnabling the overlay might get Discord flagged by your Anti-Virus software. Unfortunately, our various Anti-Virus software buddies haven't quite finished prodding Discord's files for the 100% good to go. At the moment, the overlay is some pretty intense tech with a bit of arcane magic going on under the hood.