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Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

CheckpntCharlie — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:33:21 GMT

I have just updated from WIndows 10 to 11. I am using Firefox 103.0.1 (16 Bit), updated as well. I think the vertical Firefox windows Scroll Bar, on the right of the window, has been narrowed.

I assumed this was a WIndows 11 thing, and was just about to send off a negative missive to MS, but Edge has a much wider scroll bar, as does Chrome, so it must be a Firefox thing, or Fiefox thing under Windows 11. Is the width of the vertical Scroll Bar on a Firefox Window customisable, becuase I find it far too thin at the moment (not all firefox users are under 65), and a real pain to use, so much so that if it stays the same I'll have to reluctantly change to using Chrome or Edge, just for the usablility and ergonomics. Thanks.

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

SqueakyEnv — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:39:58 GMT

I am also having this problem. It does not occur on all web sites or web applications. However, in many applications the vertical scroll bar is extremely narrow, and in some applications I cannot even see a vertical scrollbar in Firefox, meaning that it is no longer possible for me to do vertical scrolling with my favorite browser. (I do not have this problem in other browsers.)

Notably, an organization I work with requires me to use Outlook webmail to access their email server, but I no longer can see or use the vertical scrollbar in Firefox (but Google Chrome works fine). Some potentially relevant information about this Outlook webmail installation:

Outlook Web App experience: Premium
Version: 14.3.513.0
Exchange Client Access server .NET Framework version: 2.0.50727.8806
Client Access server operating system version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6003 Service Pack 2
Client Access server version: 14.3.123.0
Client Access server platform: 64bit
Mailbox server Microsoft Exchange version: 14.3.123.0

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

SqueakyEnv — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:09:25 GMT

In another discussion in this area, I learned that I can get scrollbars back by going to "Visual Effects" in the Accessibility menu in Windows 11 settings, then selecting "Always show scrollbars." That worked!

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

FrankieMountain — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:54:09 GMT

Awesome find. Thanks!

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

RyZenTech5 — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:53:37 GMT

Thankyou as this worked for me too!

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

blued — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:53:55 GMT

Thank you! This has been bugging me for months!

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

Alex7691 — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:09:41 GMT

Whoever on Firefox development team that had this "brilliant" (not really) idea should have at least made it not default. I'm just recommending my customers to stop using Firefox because of this.

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

jimbo1964 — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:14:44 GMT

Bit late but just signed up to give you a thumbs up , this has been driving me to distraction thanks works perfectly

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

bancam — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 05:36:15 GMT

I can live with a very narrow scrollbar (half the width of the scrollbar on Edge)

My problem is that I regularly visit pages like

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/crosswords/wordle-review-1372.html#commentsContainer.

On this site, there are in fact two scrollbars but the comments panel's is BEHIND the main window's, rendering it useless. I'm using Firefox 136 but only recently updated to Windows 11, so the problem seems to be a result of running Firefox on Windows 11. Using Edge, the two scrollbars are distinct and fat.

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

bancam — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 05:46:06 GMT

As suggested in a previous post, I looked under Windows11>settings>accessibility>Visual effects. Always show scrollbars defaults to off, When it is ON, I can see two independent scrollbars. Presumably Firefox will catch up with the tweak Edge does to display both scrollbars with this switched off.

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

Astral — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:18:49 GMT

I remember there are property values in about:config to change the scrollbar style in firefox, you can ask ChatGPT. I really like the current scrollbar, which I think is prettier than either chrome or Edge.

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

bancam — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:34:01 GMT

Thanks for that.
I found quite a few settings relating to scrollbar, but none of the relevant looking ones made any visible impact on the scrollbars.
I'll stick with the ugly Windows 11 accessibility scrollbars for now so I can see them side by side..

Re: Firefox window Scroll Bar under Windows 11 too narrow.

djo-sun — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:43:25 GMT

Still getting used to Windows 11 and the annoying improvements (taskbar only on bottom? etc).

Anyway, playing around with about:config I got positive results from modifying
widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.size.override = 30
AND
widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style = 2

Changing size.override does modify width as mentioned, but scrollbar.style yields different rounding i.e., 4 is "square" (4 is max number you can use).