WebGL Not Supported

Question

At first, I thought that this error was just a "Google Thing" with Google Earth. But now Wix also says that Edge does not support WebGL!

This issue has appeared about since 1-2 weeks.

Using Edge for a good 3 months now on Surface Pro 11 Arm version with Windows 11 latest and greatest.

What has changed that I can't run it anymore?

Here's the edge://gpu page

Graphics Feature Status

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* Canvas: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable

* Canvas out-of-process rasterization: Disabled

* Direct Rendering Display Compositor: Disabled

* Compositing: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled

* Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled

* OpenGL: Disabled

* Rasterization: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled

* Raw Draw: Disabled

* Skia Graphite: Disabled

* Video Decode: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled

* Video Encode: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled

* Vulkan: Disabled

* WebGL: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable

* WebGL2: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable

* WebGPU: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable

* WebNN: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable

Answer 1

well problem is solved ... good old reboot ...

Answer 2

Hello MarathonMax,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

It seems your problem fixed itself after a simple reboot! Ahah, that's how it usually goes. Well, in fact, Edge does support WebGL, including both WebGL 1.0 and 2.0. If you find the hardware acceleration settings disabled, you can type edge://flags in the address bar and reset all flags to their default settings. And you can consider Updating Graphics Drivers to the latest version if the problem re-appears.

On the other hand, you can visit https://get.webgl.org/webgl2/ to test WebGL 2.0. 

Disclaimer: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate and safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it. 

Anyway, glad to hear this issue is not affecting you anymore this time. Should any uncertainties arise subsequently, please feel free to seek assistance once again.

Best Regards,

William.Y | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 3

@MarathonMax: did you ever resolve the issue with printing to an HP Printer from your Surface Pro 11? Your description in this thread is exactly what happens to me. My new Surface Pro sees the printer, and seems to try to print (printer even makes a noise) but no pages actually print. Thanks.