# New update has rendered Chrome near-unusable. Any similar experiences and/or a fix?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-update-has-rendered-chrome-near-unusable-any-similar-experiences-and-or-a-fix/690771>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 14, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-update-has-rendered-chrome-near-unusable-any-similar-experiences-and-or-a-fix/690771 "2014-06-14T14:19:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-update-has-rendered-chrome-near-unusable-any-similar-experiences-and-or-a-fix/690771/21 "2014-06-19T16:31:51Z")

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> [@jtur88](#):
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> Just download an earlier version, and configure it to not update. I’m using Firefox 27, I refuse to accept 30.

Will my settings be retained from the current version if I do that?

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-update-has-rendered-chrome-near-unusable-any-similar-experiences-and-or-a-fix/690771/22 "2014-06-22T04:02:02Z")

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> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#):
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> Will my settings be retained from the current version if I do that?

As far as I know, they will. I had no problem when I back-versioned to 27. You can still go to settings and reconfigure anything that needs to be. Most of the safe download sites offer the prior several versions, it’s apparently quite common for users to want to do that.

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**Author:** ![StarJonestown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@StarJonestown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarJonestown)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-update-has-rendered-chrome-near-unusable-any-similar-experiences-and-or-a-fix/690771/23 "2014-06-28T17:20:59Z")

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> [@Dr.Strangelove](#):
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> Try disabling Settings-\>System-\>Use hardware acceleration when available.

You are the wind beneath my wiiiiiiiiiiiiings.

Did as you recommended, everything’s running at hyperspeed again. Thank you! :o

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