In this case, you can resolve the conflict by disabling the in-game overlay feature or by uninstalling the conflicting software.

Conflict with the In-Game Overlay – If you’re using some kind of DVR software that includes an overlay function, chances are it will conflict with the NVENC encoder feature used by OBS.

In this case, all you need to do is update to the latest graphic drivers available.

Outdated the graphics driver – Another potential situation that might cause this problem is a severely outdated GPU driver that makes it hard for the OBS software to maintain the streaming connection with YouTube.

To fix this particular issue, you need to ensure that you install the latest version of the Microsoft C++ Redistributable 2017 package correctly.

Missing / Corrupted C++ Redist – As it turns out, one of the most common instances that will cause this issue is a scenario in which you’re either missing the Microsoft C++ Redistributable 2017 package or the one that’s currently installed is corrupted.

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