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HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled

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Use graphics acceleration when available

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

If you enable this policy, or leave it unconfigured, graphics acceleration will be utilized if it’s available. If you disable this policy, turns off graphics acceleration.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
  • Per Profile: No
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled
  • GP name: Use graphics acceleration when available
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also