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How can I remove or hide scrollbars from all Windows XP windows? I don't need them, because I can scroll with my mouse.

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It may be possible to do this, but Windows sure doesn't make it easy. If you bring up Display Properties (by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting Properties, for example), you can select the Appearance tab. From there click on Advanced, and pick Scrollbars from the upper pull-down menu, which will permit you to set the scrollbar to a minimal size. However, the default size requirement prevents you from removing the scrollbar entirely, this way; you might be able to disable scrollbars by mucking about in the system files by hand, but I wouldn't begin to know how to accomplish this that way, much less actually suggest someone ATTEMPT it.

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It might be possible to look at the registry changes that are made when you change the option, and then lower the number (if it even is one) from there. – soandos Aug 16 '11 at 23:38
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