If you usually use your PC to play games, you cannot miss Discord installed in Windows 11. Discord allows us to configure the overlay both globally and for each application separately, this avoids using the overlay for simultaneous tasks, let’s see how to activate the overlay in Discord in Windows 11.
One of the most used applications at the level of PC games (at the Streaming level) is Discord, this is a voice chat application that has the Overlay function among its many options, this allows both the Voice chat like text in games, this in order to optimize the experience with other users Being in communication with other users, especially if we use online mode, is essential to know what is happening around us and through that Discord is really useful. Within the gaming world, we have different tools that allow us to communicate while we play our favourite games. For this reason, Discord is one of the most widespread professional communication platforms through which we can make video calls, chats.
Enable Discord Overlay on Windows 11 PC
Case 1: Activate Discord Overlay Globally
- Firstly, we will see how to activate it globally, we open Discord and click on “User Settings” at the bottom.
- Then we go to the section “Game Overlay”.
- We activate or deactivate the switch as the case may be and additionally, it is possible to see the overlay options in Discord.
Case 2: Activate Discord Overlay for a Particular App
- In case it is necessary to activate the overlay for a particular application, we open Discord and click on “User settings”.
- Then we go to the “Activity Status” section.
- Click on the Overlay icon to activate it or not.
That’s how simple it is to activate the Overlay in Discord to optimize the user experience to the maximum.
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