Size of scroll bar

Question

The scroll bar on edge on my laptop is sadly a joke. It is very thin and almost impossible to click on. Will Microsoft ever put in the settings of Edge, the ability to control the width of the slider

Answer 1

Hi Matt Carpenter,

Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding the scrollbar size in Microsoft Edge.

At this time, Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 does not include a built‑in option to adjust the width of the scrollbar or slider. Scrollbar behavior in Edge is managed as part of the browser’s user interface design rather than a customizable setting.

Here are some available options that you can try to improve usability:

1, Disable custom website scrollbars:

• Go to Edge Settings > Appearance > Browser behavior and features, then turn on “Turn off custom scrollbars.”
• This forces a more consistent scrollbar across websites.

2, Enable hover‑expand scrollbars:

• Type edge://flags in the address bar, search for Fluent overlay scrollbars, set it to Enabled, and restart Edge.
• The scrollbar will expand when hovered, making it easier to click.

3, Always show scrollbars in Windows:

• Open Settings > Accessibility > Visual effects, then enable Always show scrollbars to keep scrollbars visible at all times.

Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment" or "Add Answer" if you cannot add comment so your response will be visible. Thanks for your effort.

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Answer 2

I don't mean to be flippant, but nobody here knows if Microsoft will introduce a scrollbar that you like. Q and A is a community forum. You aren't communicating with Microsoft here (even though some people have 'Microsoft' tucked into their title). None of us are privy to Microsoft's plans.

Answer 3

Edge and Windows 11 do not currently provide a built-in setting to change the width of the scroll bar or its thumb/slider in the browser UI.

On Windows, scroll bar size is generally determined by system/UI settings rather than per‑app options. For UWP apps, for example, the UISettings.ScrollBarSize property exposes the scroll bar size for windows associated with the app view, but this is for developers and platform behavior, not an end-user Edge setting.

To influence future changes such as adjustable scroll bar width in Edge, the supported path is to submit feedback directly to Microsoft via the built‑in feedback mechanisms (for example, Edge’s “Help and feedback” menu or Windows Feedback Hub). That is how feature requests like this are tracked and prioritized.

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References:

• UISettings.ScrollBarSize Property
• About Scroll Bars
• Scroll Bar
• Scroll Bar Control Styles