This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable video enhancement with video super resolution (VSR) in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features.
Video super resolution uses machine learning to enhance the quality of video viewed in Microsoft Edge by using graphics card agnostic algorithms to remove blocky compression artifacts and upscale the video resolution, so you can enjoy crisp and clear videos on YouTube and other video streaming platforms without sacrificing bandwidth.
Due to the computing power required to upscale videos, video super resolution (VSR) is currently offered when the following conditions are met:
- The device has one of the following graphics cards (GPUs): Nvidia RTX 20/30/40 series OR AMD RX5700-RX7900 series GPUs.
- The video is played at less than 720p resolution.
- The device is not on battery power.
- Both the height and width of the video are greater than 192 pixels.
- The video is not protected with Digital Rights Management technologies like PlayReady or Widevine. Frames from these protected videos are not accessible to the browser for processing.
Turning off video super resolution persists for all sites in Edge preferences. This will also restore any video super resolution features supported by the graphics card driver on your system.
Protected videos and videos that are small on screen will not be enhanced. Only the most recently played video will be enhanced when multiple videos are active on a site.
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Video super resolution in Microsoft Edge
Have you ever wished you could watch your favorite videos in high definition, even if they were originally recorded in lower quality? Well, now you can, thanks to a new feature we are experimenting with in Edge Canary: video super resolution (VSR).
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Contents
- Option One: Enable or Disable Video Super Resolution (VSR) Enhancement in Microsoft Edge Address Bar
- Option Two: Enable or Disable Video Super Resolution (VSR) Enhancement in Microsoft Edge Settings
1 While playing a video that supports VSR in Microsoft Edge, click/tap on the HD icon on the address bar. (see screenshot below)
2 Turn On (default) or Off Enhance videos for what you want.
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Click/tap on the Setting and more (Alt+F) 3 dots button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on System and performance in the left pane, and click/tap on System in the right pane. (see screenshot below)
If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.
4 Turn On (default) or Off Enhance videos for what you want. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close the Settings tab if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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