How to Turn Off Hardware Acceleration Chrome

Since most people prefer the Chrome browser, let’s start with it. The instructions are very easy and do not require any time investment. So, how to turn off hardware acceleration in Chrome on a PC?

1. Obviously, go to Google Chrome. This is where our story begins.
2. Now you need to find the menu icon, which is conveniently located in the upper right corner. Everything is easy: left-click on it and find Settings.

3. Well done! See the wrench on the left near the System inscription? That’s what you need: click on it.
4. Look in the middle of the window. Since we are interested in how to turn off hardware acceleration in Chrome, remove the blue check mark.

5. Restart Chrome.

Hooray, now you know how to turn off hardware acceleration in Chrome.

We already know how to disable Avast, but how to turn off hardware acceleration in Opera GX? Let’s figure it out!

1. Finally, go to the Opera GX browser!
2. Now find the small Opera icon in the upper left corner. Click on it without hesitation.
3. Of course, now we need Settings. Click on them.

4. Great! Find “Privacy & Security” and click on it.
5. Now your task is to scroll to the very bottom. Found “Advanced”? Click on it.

6. OK, scroll down until you find the System section. In it, you will see “Use hardware acceleration when available”. Disable this slider.

I think now you will not have a question: “How to turn off hardware acceleration in Opera GX?”

We’ve figured out Chrome and Opera GX, but what to do with Discord? Spoiler: it’s easy here too.

1. So, you’ve logged into your Discord. In the lower-left corner, you’ll find Settings. Click on them.

2. Next, find “Appearance”.
3. Scroll down until you see “Advanced”, and in it “Hardware Acceleration”, which you should disable. After that, confirm your action again by clicking “OK”.

Congratulations, you now know, how to turn off hardware acceleration on Discord.

This is a bit more difficult, but we can handle it!

1. Go to the Firefox browser.
2. Look carefully in the upper right corner. There you will find a menu consisting of 3 stripes.
3. Where would we be without Settings? Find them click, and then go to General.

4. What should we do? That’s right, scroll down! Found the “Performance” section? Now select “Use recommended performance settings by default”. Uncheck all the boxes. Now that’s it!

By the way, if you are wondering how to disable hardware acceleration in Edge, the principle is the same as with Firefox.