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horizontal scroll bar when youtube fullscreen

Anonymous
2025-05-25T16:58:08+00:00

The padding and the blue part in the middle are different in not full screen and full screen, I have also been getting a horizontal scroll bar when youtube full screen,I think that it is the cause of the problem , how do i fix it?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-25T17:41:53+00:00

    Hello Ng,

    Thanks for describing your situation. I’m Adrian, an Independent Advisor. I’ll walk you through what we can do. I’m here to help troubleshoot it with you.

    Step 1: Disable Overlay Scrollbars in Your Browser

    Overlay scrollbars can cause layout glitches like horizontal scrolling in fullscreen.

    In Chrome / Edge / Brave:

    Open your browser.

    Chrome

    Type this into the address bar and press Enter:

    chrome://flags/#overlay-scrollbars

    For Edge: edge://flags/#overlay-scrollbars

    Set “Overlay Scrollbars” to Disabled.

    Click Relaunch to restart your browser.

    Step 2: Clear YouTube’s Layout Cache

    While on YouTube, press Ctrl + Shift + R to force reload and reset layout cache.

    Alternatively, clear site-specific cookies and data:

    Go to: chrome://settings/siteData

    Search for "YouTube"

    Click the trash icon to delete data

    Step 3: Test Without Extensions

    Some extensions (like ad blockers, themes, or layout modifiers) can interfere.

    Open YouTube in Incognito Mode

    See if the issue persists in fullscreen

    If it goes away, disable extensions one by one to identify the culprit

    Step 4: Zoom & Display Settings

    Make sure the browser is at 100% zoom (Ctrl + 0)

    If using a high-DPI monitor or scaling, try adjusting Windows display scaling:

    Go to Settings > System > Display

    Set Scale to 100% or 125% for testing

    Hope that helps. Please let me know if the issue still the same.

    Kind regards,

    Adrian A.

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