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Update to add a setting to disable 500-msec time limit for WebGL frame in Internet Explorer 11

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Symptoms

You receive an error message in the Internet Explorer 11 console that looks something like this:

WEBGL11257: WebGL content is taking too long to render on your GPU. Temporarily switching to software rendering.

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Update information

To apply this feature, install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To do this, go to Microsoft Update. Additionally, see the technical information about the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer.

Note This update was first included in the Description of the cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: October 13, 2015 (MS15-106) .

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is an update in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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More Information

Here's how to remove the 500-millisecond (msec) time limit for WebGL frame in Internet Explorer 11 after installation:

Important Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restorationin case problems occur.
  1. Go to Registry Editor, locate and then select one of the following registry subkeys:

    x86
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

    x64
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
  2. Press and hold (or right-click) Configuration, select New, and then select DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  3. Name the new registry entry as EnableWebGLPerformanceMonitor.
  4. Double-click the EnableWebGLPerformanceMonitorregistry entry.
  5. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, enter 0 in the Value data field, and then select OK.
  6. Exit Registry Editor.
Note After you install this update, Internet Explorer would still be subject to the 2000-milliseconds frame time limit.

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Article Info
Article ID : 3099259
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 10/13/2015
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