Streamlabs is one of the most popular choices for game captures and live streaming. It’s primarily because the program is mostly automatic and it records and broadcasts your games without requiring much input from you.

Sometimes, however, whenrunning a game in full-screen mode, the Game Capture may refuse to capture the screen and search for the game continuously. One such example is Destiny 2, which is impossible to capture with a Game Capture.

In such cases, it’s recommended to use Windows capture or Display capture instead.

If you’re experiencing issues capturing other games too, I have compiled a list of fixes that you may try.

Run Streamlabs as Administrator

The first thing to do when you encounter this problem is runStreamlabs as an administrator.

To do so, simply right-click the Streamlabs shortcut on the desktop and selectRun as administrator.

Choose Display or Window Capture

While capturing games, theGame Capturefeature should work automatically. However, some games are incompatible with this feature, so you may try other options like,Display CaptureandWindow Capture.

Update GPU Drivers

Your GPU drivers need to have their latest build for Streamlabs to work properly. You have two ways to update them.

First, here’s how toupdate the driversvia the Device Manager.

Also, you may manually update the driver by downloading yourAMD Adrenalinfor AMD GPUs andNVIDIA GeForce Experiencefor NVIDIA GPUs.

There’s aDriver tabon NVIDIA’s program, whereasAMD Adrenalinfeatures the update section on its main tab.

Install the Microsoft C++ Redistributable Package

Microsoft C++ is your system’s file library for many visual applications. Itcan get corrupted, which causes errors in many games.

To fix this, open your browser and go toMicrosoft’s official page. Then, download the appropriate option (ARM64, X86, or X64 architecture). After it downloads, let it install on your PC.

To verify yoursystem’s architecture, you may go toAbout your PCand check theSystem type.

Run Streamlabs with Dedicated GPU

Many laptops come with two kinds of GPUs, and some PCs do as well—if it has a CPU with anintegrated graphics card.

Running Streamlabs with the iGPU puts too much strain on the unit. So, it’s better torun Streamlabs with the discrete GPU:

Close Third-Party Software and Cheating Software

Various third-party programs can cause issues with Streamlabs. For example, we recommend closing your RGB software whenusing the screen capturesoftware.

Moreover, close any programs you don’t need as you play and stream. Additionally, uninstall any cheating software you have on your PC.

Disable Third-Party In-Game Overlays

Game overlays tend to cause issues with screen recording software. This happens because both programs are competing to put elements on the screen.

So, it would be best to disable these programs. For example, if you’re using Steam, you may turn off theSteam Overlaylike this:

Reinstall Streamlabs

Streamlabs may be facing unexpected issues after a while of use or after a faulty installation. It would be best touninstall the software.

Then, download Streamlabs from theofficial link, and reinstall it. ensure you install Streamlabs on theProgram Filesfolder.

If the app is in another folder, it would be best to uninstall and install it again in the proper folder. Otherwise, it creates compatibility issues.

Lastly, if you running the black screen issue while runningOBS, here’s a detailed guide on How to fix OBS game capture black screen.