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How can Hardware Acceleration be disabled?

Question:
How can Hardware Acceleration be disabled?

Disabling Hardware Acceleration can solve several graphic and crashing related issues, depending on your graphics card it may not be possible with Vista or Windows 7.




Solution:

Disabling Hardware Acceleration for windows XP

Disabling Hardware Acceleration for Vista & Windows 7




1. Right click on the desktop and select Properties from the pop-up window.

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2. Click on the Settings Tab.

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3. Click on the Advanced button.
4. Select the Troubleshoot tab

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5. Different settings may need to be tested here. Start by moving the slider to none. If that works move it up 1 notch. If the problem is solved, try moving up another notch until the problem returns. A reboot will be required for the effects to take place after moving the slider to a new position.





 

 
1. Right click on the desktop and select Properties from the pop-up window.
2. Click on the Settings Tab.
3. Click on the Advanced button.
4. Select the Troubleshoot tab in Windows XP(Performance tab in Win 98)
5. Move the slider on the center of the window to the half way point and click the
OK button.
NOTE: Depending on what video card your workstation has, the windows might not look
like the windows pictured in the document, however the tab names will be the same.
Disabling Hardware Acceleration for Vista And Windows 7

  • Minimize all opened windows. Right click on the desktop. Then click on Personalize and select Display Settings.

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  • In the Display Settings dialog box, click Advanced Settings. Then click the Troubleshoot tab. Select Change Settings. (If this button is grayed out, the graphic card driver does not support it. But the real reason is that Vista and Windows 7 render everything in DirectX9. That is why it can not be turned off and the hardware acceleration settings changed (Back in XP GDI surfaces were rendered in a completely different way). 


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  • If prompted with a User Account Control message box, click Continue

  • Test different settings on the resulting Display Adapter Troubleshooter dialog box. Start by moving the slider to none. If that works move it up 1 notch. If the problem is solved try moving up another notch until the problem returns. A reboot will be required each time for the effects to take place after moving the slider to a new position.







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