Easy Way to Fix Steam Overlay on PC or Mac

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This wikiHow teaches you how to enable the Steam Overlay for a game in Windows or macOS.

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    It’s in the All Apps section of the Start menu in Windows, and the Applications folder in macOS.
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    It’s at the top of Steam in Windows, and in the menu bar in macOS.
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    It’s at the bottom of the menu.
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    It’s in the left column.
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    It’s the first check box in the window.
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    The Steam Overlay is now ready to use.
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      1. Open Steam .
      2. Click View .
      3. Click Settings .
      4. Click In-Game .
      5. Check the “Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game” box.
      5. Click OK .

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