How to fix
Discord not detecting any games
on Windows

Hello. The Game Detection function has stopped working on my Discord account for some reason. What could have caused the issue and can I fix it?

Discord is a free chat app mainly catered to the gaming community. It provides the ability to coordinate and talk while playing. Discord supports video calls, voice chat, and text allowing users to communicate however they please. However, it can be also used as an organizational and social tool. Some have embraced Discord as a forum-style community platform. Groups of people with common interests can create or join public and private servers, where lots of users can meet and hang out.

Those, who use the application mainly for gaming have the ability to display which game they are playing in real-time so everyone on the friend list can see it and join if they like. However, the function known as Game Detection sometimes fails to work for whatever reasons. It is quite annoying for many, as none of the friends can see what the gamers are playing. Some people noticed that Discord was not detecting any games after a Windows update.

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Solution 1. Update Discord

• Go to Task Manager and look for Discord
• Right-click on it and choose End task

• Now open the Start menu and search for Discord
• When it opens, it will automatically check for new updates. If an update is available, it will download and install it automatically

Solution 2. Enable Game Detection

• Launch the Discord, and click on the Cog icon at the bottom left corner
• In the User Settings window, go to the Activity Status tab
• Toggle on the switch of Display currently running games as a status message under the Game Activity section

Solution 3. Add Games Manually

• Launch the Discord, and click on the Cog icon at the bottom left corner
• Go to the Activity Status tab and click Add it 
• Select the game that you want to add and click Done to save the changes

Solution 4. Reinstall Discord

• Right-click on Start and pick Apps & Features
• Scroll down until you see Discord
• Click on it once and select Uninstall

• Proceed with the on-screen instructions
• Download Discord from the official website

Solution 5. Rollback the System

Some users reported that the Discord game detection not working issue just occurs after updating Windows 10. In this situation, you can perform a system restore to revert your system to the status before the error appears.

• Press Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog box
• Type cmd in it and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys to open the elevated command prompt
• Type the rstrui.exe command and hit Enter
• The System Restore window will pop up, click Next

• In the list of all system restore points, select the Restore point that you prefer to and click Next
• Confirm your restore point by clicking the Finish button
• Your computer should be restored to an earlier state now

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