Microsoft is preparing to replace the traditional scrollbar in the Edge browser with an overlay scrollbar. The latter looks more modern and doesn’t interrupt your view while browsing websites to kill time. If you’re a Microsoft Edge user, here’s how to get the overlay slider before it’s generally available.
Get an Overlay Scrollbar in Microsoft Edge (2021)
especially, you can get an overlay scrollbar even on stable channel As long as you’re using Edge 93 or newer. The solution was first pointed On Reddit by tipster u/Leopeva64-2. Below we tested it on Edge stable version 93.0.961.38. We’ve also detailed an alternative way to enable the overlay slider via an Edge flag if you’re on Insider channel builds. In the meantime, let’s get started!
Get an Overlay Scrollbar in Microsoft Edge Stable
If you’re on Edge 93 or newer in the stable channel, you can get the feature by adding a parameter to Edge’s shortcut. Here’s how to do this:
one. Right click on Edge’s shortcut and select ‘Properties’. You can also use the Windows 11 keyboard shortcut ‘Alt+Enter’ after selecting the shortcut to open Properties.
2. From the ‘Shortcut’ tab of Edge Properties, Click on the ‘Target’ field and paste the text below end of the road:
--enable-features=OverlayScrollbar,OverlayScrollbarWinStyle,OverlayScrollbarWinStyleAnimation
3. Click ‘Apply’ and close the dialog. The next time you open the browser using this shortcut, you will see the overlay scroll bar. Check out the image gallery below to find out how the overlay scrollbar differs from the old bold scrollbar:
4. If you want to see the overlay slider in action, check out the GIF below. As you can see, the scrollbar does not interrupt your browsing experience until you hover it, unlike the old permanent scrollbar.
Get Overlay Scrollbar Using Feature Flag in Microsoft Edge
If you’re using Microsoft Edge Beta, Dev, or Canary builds from the Insider channel, you can enable the overlay slider using a feature flag. Here’s how:
one. Open Edge browser on your PC, go to edge://flags and Search for ‘windows style overlay scrollbars’. As always, you can paste the following direct link of the flag into Edge’s address bar for quick access.
edge://flags/#edge-overlay-scrollbars-win-style
2. Set the flag to ‘Enabled’ from the drop-down menu next to it and restart the browser.
3. After restarting the browser, you will start to see an overlay scrollbar in Microsoft Edge.
A Modern Scrollbar Experience in Microsoft Edge
That brings us to the end of our quick guide on how to enable the overlay slider in Edge. The initial steps are simple and you no longer have to tolerate the default clunky white scrollbar in Edge. If you found this helpful, be sure to check out our articles on the best Edge flags and the best Edge tips and tricks to use Windows 11’s native browser like a pro.
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