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Chrome: Can’t Scroll Using Scrollbar

Chrome: Can’t Scroll Using Scrollbar

By Mitch Bartlett 7 Comments

Google Chrome users have found that they cannot click the scrollbar to scroll up or down on certain web pages. The following fixes have solved this issue for most users.

Fix 1 – Disable Overlay Scrollbars

This fix personally solved my issue on a Chromebook:

  1. Type “chrome://flags” in the address bar, then press “Enter“.
  2. Find the setting called “Overlay Scrollbars” and set it to “Disabled“.

Restart Chrome, and test out the webpage. Hopefully, you will be able to scroll now.

Fix 2 – Zap PRAM (MacOS Only)

  1. Shut down your Mac completely using Apple Menu > “Shut Down…“
  2. Turn the system back on. When you hear the Apple startup sound, quickly press and hold the “Option” + “Command” + “P” + “R” keys simultaneously.
  3. When you hear the second Apple sound, release the buttons.
  4. You have reset the NVRAM or “zapped” the PRAM. Give Chrome a try now.

Fix 2 – Disable Scrolling in Accessibility (MacOS Only)

  1. Select Apple Menu > “System Preferences...”.
  2. Select “Accessibility“.
  3. Choose “Mouse & Trackpad” in the left pane.
  4. Select the “Trackpad Options…” button.
  5. Uncheck the “Scrolling” box.

Give Chrome a try now.

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Filed Under: MacOS, Software Tagged With: google chrome, Sierra

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Comments

  1. Joe says

    April 19, 2019 at 10:42 am

    It worked, thanks!

  2. Dana says

    May 21, 2018 at 12:47 pm

    THANK YOU!!!!

  3. Sreedhar says

    April 12, 2018 at 6:16 am

    Didn’t worked for me any other suggestion…

    Able to find scroll bar in few pages but not in few other pages.

    Tried to open the same pages in other browsers and it worked without any issues

  4. Gina says

    March 19, 2018 at 9:51 am

    Yes! Thank You!

  5. Agus PS says

    January 24, 2018 at 11:11 am

    it didnt work me.. any more suggestion?

  6. Jay says

    December 12, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    Worked perfectly. Thank you!

  7. Rich Craven says

    September 15, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Thanks for that, saved me and the wife from throwing our Chromebooks out of the window!

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