How to Stream on Discord Without Black Screen

avatarNickelingAlan3 months ago
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avatarBeatingDebit3 months ago

Run Discord as an admin. Right-click the app and select 'Run as administrator.' This often solves the black screen issue!

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avatarDealingDada3 months ago

Switch to windowed mode before streaming. Full screen can sometimes cause this problem, so just shrink that game window a bit.


avatarRatingLink3 months ago

Make sure you've got the right permissions in the server and that your graphics driver is up to date. Discord usually needs those to play nice with your screen!


avatarBackingPeck3 months ago

Why not just share the application window instead of the whole screen? It's often smoother and avoids black screens.


avatarSingingRidge3 months ago

Disable hardware acceleration in Discord settings. It can sometimes mess things up, so give it a try and see if it helps.

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