How to Decrease Hardware Acceleration for Your Video Adapter
Video cards specialize in processing graphics, relieving the computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) of having to do the work. "Hardware acceleration" refers to performing functions and tasks using hardware instead of within software. This distribution of workload (to specialized hardware) makes the difference in performance very evident. However, should you be experiencing problems related to your video card, decreasing the level of hardware acceleration will help determine the cause of the problem.
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Instructions
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Open your "Start" menu and click "Control Panel." If it's not visible, look under "Settings."
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Open the "Display" icon.
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Select the "Settings" tab and click "Advanced."
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Select the "Troubleshoot" tab and move the "Hardware acceleration" bar to your desired level of acceleration. As you change to each setting, a quick description will appear describing the kinds of problems it's meant to address. When you've finished, click "OK," then click "OK" again in the next window.
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Restart your computer to finalize the changes.
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