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5 easy troubleshooting steps to make Steam settings work again
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Are your Steam settings greyed out or is your Steam overlay inaccessible? Follow these troubleshooting steps to fix the greyed-out issue and get control of your Steam settings again!
Fix "Steam Settings Greyed Out"
- The most common solution to seeing greyed-out options in Steam's settings is to turn off Family View or restart the client.
- Sometimes, entering and exiting Big Picture Mode will make your Steam settings interactive again.
- If you don't see the option to use in-game overlay, make sure the option is enabled in settings.
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