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> On Windows 10, a similar preference exists in Settings → Display → Simplify and personalize Windows. Unfortunately even with this preference checked, it had no effect on scrollbar behavior in Firefox, Chrome, in Internet Explorer and Edge—whether Chromium or EdgeHTML based.

So either this option isn't exposed to applications or browsers (including MS' own) aren't making use of it. Either way this is an issue that I'd like to see resolved.

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There's another alternative: it's just broke. Considering how frequently Microsoft breaks its own OS while blundering around trying to implement the latest who-gives-a-shit anti-feature in time for their bi-annual in-place reinstall shitshow, it wouldn't be surprising.

>it isn't exposed to browsers well, I have a strong position that it should not be exposed to browser. Exposure of system settings/preferences should be minimized as this provides additional user-profiling opportunities.

Exposed to the browser doesn't have to mean it's exposed to websites. The browser has access to all sorts of system settings that websites aren't allowed to view. Although admittedly it's hard to disguise scrollbar behaviour if it affects the page width.

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