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    Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog


    How to: Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog

    Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog in Windows 10


    Inline AutoComplete appends suggestions for what you type by automatically completing what you type inline with the closest match.

    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off inline AutoComplete in the File Explorer (Win+E) address bar and Run dialog (Win+R) for your account in Windows 10.


    Contents
    • Option One: To Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog using Internet Options
    • Option Two: To Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog using a REG file


    EXAMPLE: Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog

    Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog [​IMG]


    Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog [​IMG]







    OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog using Internet Options
    1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Internet Options icon.

    2 Click/tap on the Advanced tab. (see screenshot below)

    3 Check (on) or uncheck (off - default) Use inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog under the Browser section for what you want, and click/tap on OK.

    Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog [​IMG]

    4 If you are enabling Inline AutoComplete, then you will also need to turn on Let Windows track app launches to improve Start and search results to have a history for Inline AutoComplete.





    OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog using a REG file
    The downloadable .reg files below will modify the string value in the registry key below.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete

    Append Completion string value

    yes = On
    no = Off


    1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


    2 To Turn On Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog
    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Turn_ON_inline_AutoComplete_for_File_Explorer_and_Run_Dialog
    .reg


    Download

    3 To Turn Off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer and Run Dialog
    This is the default setting.

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Turn_OFF_inline_AutoComplete_for_File_Explorer_and_Run_Dialog.reg

    Download
    4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

    5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

    6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

    7 If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

    8 If you are enabling Inline AutoComplete, then you will also need to turn on Let Windows track app launches to improve Start and search results to have a history for Inline AutoComplete.

    That's it,
    Shawn


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    Cliff S, Apr 28, 2017
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  2. deleting history of "save as" under "file name"

    Open IE options and uncheck Inline auto-complete.

    (Do the reverse of what
    this page
    says.)

    Changes are seen not only in Open/Save As dialogs, but also in Run, Address bar and elsewhere,.
     
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Apr 28, 2017
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  3. Clear run command history

    Additional locations to clear:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TypedPaths

    And clear your IE history.

    To turn off AutoSuggest (that's not a MRU thing), see How to Enable AutoSuggest and AutoComplete in Explorer Address Bar
    and Run Dialog?
     
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Apr 28, 2017
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