Non-Microsoft hypervisors miss IE9 acceleration

By

Fix "a few weeks away".

Virtual machines running non-Microsoft hypervisors will have to wait "a few weeks" to benefit from Internet Explorer 9’s hardware acceleration feature.

Non-Microsoft hypervisors miss IE9 acceleration

An “issue” within IE9, discovered by VMware, “may prevent third party hypervisors from being able to take advantage of IE9’s hardware acceleration feature,” Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc said on Blogging Windows.

“IE9 will default to software rendering when running in some virtual machines.”
 
Microsoft released its latest browser to the masses on Monday afternoon.

The Redmond company has made much of IE9’s hardware acceleration, which promises faster browsing by rendering complex graphics in the graphic processing unit (GPU) rather than just the core processing unit (CPU).

“Microsoft is working on a prioritsed update to Internet Explorer 9 and plans to make it available in the coming weeks to ensure that customers using third party hypervisors,” said LeBlanc.

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Copyright © iTnews.com.au . All rights reserved.
Tags:

Most Read Articles

TAFE NSW inks $34m Microsoft renewal

TAFE NSW inks $34m Microsoft renewal

Microsoft to cut about four percent of jobs amid hefty AI bets

Microsoft to cut about four percent of jobs amid hefty AI bets

Western Sydney University establishes dedicated data function

Western Sydney University establishes dedicated data function

ADHA readies market test of Accenture's $788m My Health Record deal

ADHA readies market test of Accenture's $788m My Health Record deal

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?