Your Chromebook may use Hyper-Threading to increase performance in your apps and games. To find out if your Chromebook has Hyper-Threading and learn more about the security risks, go to our Chromium page.
Important: Hyper-Threading is turned off by default to protect you since it may be a security risk. As a result, some users may notice slower performance with some apps and games.
Turn on Hyper-Threading
To turn on Hyper-Threading, you need ChromeOS version 74 and up. Learn how to update your Chromebook’s operating system.
- Open Chrome .
- In the address bar, enter
chrome://flags#scheduler-configuration
. - Next to “Scheduler Configuration,” choose Enables Hyper-Threading on relevant CPUs.
- Select Restart.
Important: To switch back to the default setting, next to "Scheduler Configuration," choose Default Restart.
Turn off Hyper-Threading
- Open Chrome .
- In the address bar, enter
chrome://flags#scheduler-configuration
. - Next to “Scheduler Configuration,” choose Disables Hyper-Threading on relevant CPUs.
- Select Restart.