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    Uplay Overlay does not function :(

    Uplay overlay does not open when playing FC4. i am not using FRAPS or any other software while running the game, but the overlay still wont work

    Please someone gimme a solution quick because i cant accept or send co-op invite at all
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    DaMahn96's Avatar Member
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    For whatever reason, my Uplay overlay stopped working also after about 50 hours of play. Tried a lot of things I read on line, not successful. BUT...found a way around it.
    When on line and in game......hit your escape key.........in lower right hand corner, see the F2 "friends" button........click on it..........brings up another page and
    in lower right has a spacebar "view invites" button.....click on that and the Uplay overlay pops up..........hope this helps. Worked for me.
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    GiveMeTactical's Avatar Banned
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    I don't even know what that is but google is full of bad things to say about it... including this:

    Disabling uplay overlay may increase your FPS a lot
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    Apparently this happened because i was using a recording software D3DGear. It caused similar problems with my Steam. However this problem is still present after uninstalling the software. Though my Steam problem is fixed the Uplay overlay is still not functioning. DaMahn96 i tried your suggestion but nothing seems to work. This problem does not occur with other Uplay games however.
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    WID992007's Avatar Senior Member
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    see this page to troubleshoot your connection issiues https://support.ubi.com/en-US/FAQ/9/...0000000eio0CAA

    also look at this that's on that page


    3. Background Applications
    You may also encounter problems due to applications running in the background on your computer system. When playing Ubisoft games, please be sure to close all running background applications before starting your game. You can find the steps for this listed below.

    - Open your start menu and look for Run (Win XP), Start search (Win Vista), or Search programs and files (Win 7)
    - Delete anything on the Open line that you'll find there, and type in the word MSCONFIG and press the Enter key to bring up the system configuration utility
    - Look down the list of startup items (not the tab labeled Startup), and choose Selective Startup (if it is not already selected) (If you don't see this, make sure you've clicked on General, near the top of the window)
    - Once you've chosen Selective Startup, uncheck 'Load Startup Items'
    - Once you're done here, click Apply & OK, and let it reboot your computer
    - Once restarted, make sure that any application that affects your local network is disabled

    Try running the game again. If the game loads and seems to be working, the problem is most likely related to one or more programs you have scheduled to load with Windows. You can then revert the settings back the way they were, and in a trial and error fashion, disable some programs using the startup tab (in the msconfig utility) to try to find the culprit.

    *Keep in mind that this is a temporary solution and any changes can be reverted by returning to the MSCONFIG utility and re-selecting 'Normal Startup"
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    As i have noticed for all Ubisoft games, UPlay overlay will not work if there is another overlay or hook working in background, as an example if you are using RTSS to display overlay info, then UPlay overlay will not work , this shouldnt affect the core functionality, its visual only where you dont get any notifications of messages and achievements, Alt+Tab and you will find those messages in UPlay.
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