GPU Acceleration VDI Wide for Office

Group Policy (Preferred for Domain-wide Control)

Steps:                                         

1. Download the Office ADMX templates from Microsoft:
   Office ADMX Download
2. Import into your Group Policy Central Store or local GPMC.
3. Create or edit a GPO and go to:

User Configuration >

Administrative Templates >

Microsoft Office [version, e.g. 2016/2019/365] >

Miscellaneous

4. Enable the setting:
• "Disable hardware graphics acceleration" → Enabled

This applies to all Office apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

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Option 2: Registry Setting (Per User)

If you prefer a script or don’t have GPO access:

# Disables Office hardware acceleration for the current user

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Graphics" `

  -Name "DisableHardwareAcceleration" -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force

Replace 16.0 with:

• 16.0 = Office 2016, 2019, 365
• 15.0 = Office 2013

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FSLogix Profile Container (Persist the Registry Key)

If you're using FSLogix:

• Ensure the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\[version]\Common\Graphics key is included in your container (not excluded).
• This ensures the setting persists across VDI sessions.