How to Turn GPU "Hardware Acceleration" On or Off in Chrome
InformationIn computing, hardware acceleration is the use of computer hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the general-purpose CPU. Examples of hardware acceleration include blitting acceleration functionality in graphics processing units (GPUs) and instructions for complex operations in CPUs.
This tutorial will show you how to turn GPU Hardware Acceleration on or off in Google Chrome browser.
TipYou can revert to original settings by simply following the same steps on this tutorial.
Here's How:
1. Open Chrome:
2. Type "chrome://flags" in the search bar:
3. Hit enter and it should take you to a page like this. Scroll down till you find "GPU compositing on all pages". Select the option "Default" and change it to "Disabled":
4. Lastly, click on the "Relaunch now" button to confirm settings:
That's it :)