Japanatron Logo

ISSUE
MS applications like Outlook sometimes show garbled video when scrolling through emails, etc.  Internet Explorer may garble the video when working in Citrix.

SOLUTION
Disable hardware graphics acceleration in the affected application(s).  Step-by-step for two applications is explained below.

Internet Explorer
1. Click the gear icon, then Internet options.
2. Advanced tab.
3. Check "Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering" under the "Accelerated graphics" section.

Outlook
1. File, Options, Mail.
2. Editor Options button (under the "Compose messages" section).
3. Advanced (on the left).
4. Check "Disable hardware graphics acceleration."

Related Articles

HP Universal Print Driver - Sl...

PROBLEMRecently I switched a number of networked HP printers (Laserjet P4515n) to the universal print driver because the model-specific print driver was crashin...

How to Spot a Fraudulent Onlin...

I offer some tips on distinguishing lawful online businesses from dishonest ones. Check the site reputation and scan for malware. I compiled a list a service...

The Hunt for the Ultimate VPS ...

If IT geek-dom were a crime, I'd be on death row by now.  Fortunately, it is not; so I continue my dorky IT pursuits--the latest of which is finding a VPS cloud...

Combine Image File and Audio F...

I wanted to figure out a way to quickly and easily combine an image file (jpg) and audio file (mp3) into a video file (mov) using the free media converter tool ...