> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.sendspark.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Enable/Disable Hardware Acceleration

> Learn how to enable or disable hardware acceleration in Chrome through system settings to optimize browser performance and features.

## Disable hardware acceleration

Follow these steps to reach your hardware acceleration option in Chrome

1. First, open your **Chrome settings** by clicking on the 3 dots located on the top right-hand side of the browser.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/sendspark/nv8j_x-HhJc1mi6Z/images/6226849/41ecc7a5-image.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nv8j_x-HhJc1mi6Z&q=85&s=52e3a22944818da6b71064d1f4a471ee" alt="Chrome settings" width="286" height="457" data-path="images/6226849/41ecc7a5-image.png" />

2. Inside settings, click on the “System” tab on the left side of the screen. Or, you can navigate directly here by typing **chrome://settings/system** on the address bar.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/sendspark/nv8j_x-HhJc1mi6Z/images/6226849/24983be7-image.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nv8j_x-HhJc1mi6Z&q=85&s=5c97453616b7cf30c9e5fe6dd8d527d1" alt="System option" width="292" height="715" data-path="images/6226849/24983be7-image.png" />

3. Next, toggle “hardware acceleration”, and click on Re-Launch to restart your browser.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/sendspark/nv8j_x-HhJc1mi6Z/images/6255804/6ef1e2d4-image.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nv8j_x-HhJc1mi6Z&q=85&s=344f7b75e64f164609594a5c02522b79" alt="Hardware acceleration toggle" width="807" height="338" data-path="images/6255804/6ef1e2d4-image.png" />

Note: Hardware Acceleration needs to be on for Camera Effects to work