Windows 10: Unable to click - Invisible overlay above everything

Discus and support Unable to click - Invisible overlay above everything in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; It seems that sometimes there is an invisible window on everything above the taskbar, however this overlay appears only on top of items that were not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by radibg2, May 17, 2021.

  1. radibg2 Win User

    Unable to click - Invisible overlay above everything


    It seems that sometimes there is an invisible window on everything above the taskbar, however this overlay appears only on top of items that were not in full screen mode. For example if I am watching Netflix, on full screen the Netflix window works fine, however the minimize, resize, close buttons won't show up and do not work when I go out of full screen mode. When this overlay is present I can usually click on the taskbar, however that sometimes also stops working, and when I switch to an app using ALT+TAB and click with the mouse on an item in a program, for example the URL bar in Chrome, the window gets greyed out, like there was something in front of it. Everything acts like I have two windows side by side, I can hover over stuff(the hover effect appears) on the two windows, but I can't click on either, because when I try to click on something it acts like there is a third window that is always on top and capturing all my mouse clicks, thus greying out the rest of the windows like they are in the background of some invisible one, a restart sometimes fixes the issue, however it appears again, sometimes seconds after restarts sometimes after an hour or two.I had to reinstall my Windows due to this issue, however that did not solve anythinhg and introduced a couple other issues, driver related, one of which solved. I am running Windows 10 Home, version 20H2, OS Build 19042.985, with the latest May 2021(KB5003173) update on MSI GE72 6QD and LG UHD 32UL500-W, the issue occurs on both the laptop's screen and the monitor. This issue occurs both with my mouse and touchpad, enabling/disabling the touchpad, plugging out and in the mouse does not fix the issue.

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    radibg2, May 17, 2021
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  2. Sasqui Win User

    Radeon Overlay not displaying all options

    Ok, I got a question. The options to hide the overlay are confusing. What are the steps to turn on the overlay in-game? Not interested in logging much at the moment. Is Alt-R part of turning it on/off?
     
    Sasqui, May 17, 2021
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  3. GuyonWoW Win User
    Unable to see overlay icons for Google Drive

    Hello everyone, not sure you can help me but i'll give it a try.
    I just installed Google Drive on my PC, and i am unable to see overlay icons.
    I checked and i only had 12 listed in the registry. I even uninstalled Dropbox.
    Nothing.
    This is what i see in the registry:


    Unable to click - Invisible overlay above everything [​IMG]


    This is what i see in Exlorer:


    Unable to click - Invisible overlay above everything [​IMG]


    And this is what i see when i press the button to select an image here on the forum:

    Unable to click - Invisible overlay above everything [​IMG]


    Weird right?
     
    GuyonWoW, May 17, 2021
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  4. Sasqui Win User

    Unable to click - Invisible overlay above everything

    Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

    Here's a quick laundry list:

    List of software to use for overclocking and testing
    Examples:
    Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
    Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
    How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

    Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
    Fan speeds
    Power limit
    Temp limit
    Voltages
    Core speeds
    Memory speeds
     
    Sasqui, May 17, 2021
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