Unable to Create Disable hardware acceleration key for Google Chrome

[NewbVMDude]

Hi,

I'm trying to set the registry key to disable hardware acceleration in Google Chrome https://www.technipages.com/google-chrome-enable-disable-hardware-acceleration-mode  via registry entry.

I created a new User Environment Registry setting - set to apply after profile import

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Immidio\Flex Profiles\ImportMarkers]
"Pre"=dword:b0dafda1

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome]
"HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Immidio\Flex Profiles\ImportMarkers]
"Post"=dword:7004260c

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Doesn't work.  In fact, anything I try to create in this hive seems to fail.

From what I've read HLLM and HKCU are supported registry hives for UEM.

Any idea what's wrong here?

Regards

[admin]

see below Lik if it  help you to resolve issue ..

https://www.itechtics.com/disable-hardware-acceleration-in-google-chrome-firefox-opera-and-vivaldi/

Regards,

Randhir

[ijdemes · Accepted solution]

You are trying to import a "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" registry key, which is machine level. Most likely (by default) your user doesn't have permissions to add registry keys/values to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE".

If you have to configure this settings on computer/machine level, try putting this setting in a computer GPO.

Not sure, but according the web site below it is also possible to configure it per user.

https://getadmx.com/?Category=Chrome&Policy=Google.Policies.Chrome::HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled&...

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome]
"HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled"=dword:00000001

In that case you can use UEM for that, although I'm not sure if UEM can import a key/value in the \Software\Policies path.

But, the best option, I believe is using the Chrome ADMX, import this in UEM and configure the correct setting.

Set Chrome policies for devices - Chrome for enterprise Help

If you need further assistance, please let me know.

[DEMdev]

In that case you can use UEM for that, although I'm not sure if UEM can import a key/value in the \Software\Policies path.

It can't unless the user is an admin (non-admin users can't modify settings in the Policies location), in which case the original HKLM-based approach would have worked 🙂

But, the best option, I believe is using the Chrome ADMX, import this in UEM and configure the correct setting.

Exactly.

[NewbVMDude]

Thanks

That makes sense now

Will try this