If your Discord overlay isn’t showing up, follow these steps to enable it and make sure it’s toggled on for your games:
- Run Discord as Administrator: Right-click the Discord icon on your desktop or start menu and select “Run as Administrator.” This ensures that Discord has the necessary permissions to display the overlay in your games.
- Open Discord Settings: Click on the gear icon (⚙️) at the bottom left corner of the Discord window to open User Settings.
- Enable Overlay: In the User Settings menu, navigate to the “Overlay” tab located in the sidebar. Toggle the switch to “Enable in-game overlay” to turn it on.
- Toggle Overlay: In the User Settings menu, navigate to “Registered Games” and make sure the Overlay is toggled on for your game.