How to Turn Off Discord Hardware Acceleration
47In this video I'll show you how to turn off Discord hardware acceleration.
Timestamps:
Introduction: 0:00
Steps to Turn Off Discord Hardware Acceleration: 0:43
Conclusion: 1:35
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Video Transcript:
By default, the Discord desktop application enables hardware acceleration, which is intended to give you a better experience when using the service to communicate with the people in your various servers. However, when Discord hardware acceleration is enabled it can be a drain on your computer's resources, which can have a negative performance impact on other application's and games. As a result, if you're having issues with your computer while using Discord, an easy thing you can test is turning off hardware acceleration to see if that solves your problem.
Now let's walk through the steps to turn off Discord hardware acceleration in the Discord application on your computer.
Step 1. Launch the Discord desktop app on your computer and then click the "Settings" icon. The User Settings screen is shown.
Step 2. Scroll down to the "App Settings" section, and then click "Advanced" in that section. The Advanced screen is displayed.
Step 3. Click to toggle off "Hardware Acceleration." A Change Hardware Acceleration window pops up, letting you know that turning off Discord hardware acceleration will quit and re-launch the Discord app on your computer.
Step 4. Click "Okay." The Discord app will shut down and reload, and hardware acceleration will be disabled going forward unless you toggle the feature back on.