Fix Origin In Game Overlay Not Working

Check out some of these resolutions if you need to fix Origin’s in-game overlay not working.

This is how you can fix Origin’s in-game overlay

1. Check that Origin’s in-game overlay is enabled

2. Close background software (especially MSI Afterburner)

3. Add Origin to third-party antivirus utilities’ exception lists

Some users have said they’ve fixed Origin’s in-game overlay not working by adding Origin to their third-party antivirus utilities’ exclusion lists. Doing so will ensure the antivirus software doesn’t interfere with Origin. How exactly you can do that will vary between antivirus software, but look for an Exclusions tab within the utility’s settings menu. Alternatively, try turning off your third-party antivirus utility before playing an Origin game. Right-click your antivirus software’s system tray icon to open its context menu. That context menu will probably include a disable option of some kind. So, select that disable option to turn off the antivirus software for a certain time period.

4. Clean boot Windows

5. Reinstall Origin

The above resolutions have fixed Origin’s in-game overlay for numerous users. So, there’s a good chance they’ll fix the overlay.

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