Scroll Bar Disappears or often never appears... Fading away forever?
Summary: The vertical scrollbar indicator no longer appears in any PDF, even when “Enable Scrolling” is turned on and Windows 11 is set to “Always Show Scrollbars.”
Details:
I'm using Acrobat Reader version 2025.001.20531 on Windows 11. Since updating, the scrollbar is missing in all PDFs, even in "Enable Scrolling" mode with 100% zoom and light theme. This issue breaks usability:
I cannot quickly drag to navigate.
I cannot tell where I am in the document while quick scrolling.
The middle mouse button allows fast scrolling, but with no scrollbar, I lose orientation.
“Touch Mode” is not available in this version, so I cannot disable that.
This behavior is inconsistent with prior versions, which had a working scrollbar.
System Settings Confirmed:
Windows 11 Accessibility > Visual Effects > “Always show scrollbars” is ON
Acrobat is restarted and running in default UI settings
The issue persists across all PDFs
You know what else a bit infuriating? Trying to submit this bug into a 3.5 line box