Browsers and Mail Enable or Disable AutoSuggest in Address Bar of Microsoft Edge

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable AutoSuggest in the Microsoft Edge address bar for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features.

The address bar in Microsoft Edge allows you to enter website URLs and search the web. By default, the address bar provides search and site suggestions using the characters you type. Suggestions come from your favorites, browsing history, previous searches, and default search provider. To speed up browsing and searching, characters you type into the address bar are sent to your default search provider. The search provider returns suggested search queries.

You turn on or off the settings below for showing suggestions in the address of Microsoft Edge:

• Show me search and site suggestions using my typed characters = If you turn off the setting, your typed characters are no longer sent to your default search provider. Your search queries are still sent to your default search provider to provide search results.
• Show me suggestions from history, favorites and other data on this device using my typed characters = Based on your browser history, favorites, and your recent search queries. The typed- out characters on the address bar are used to match with the relevant suggestions within the same session.

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EXAMPLE: AutoSuggest in address bar of Microsoft Edge enabled and disabled







1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)


3 Click/tap on Privacy, search, and services in the left pane, and click/tap on Address bar and search under "Services" in the right pane.. (see screenshot below)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.

4 Click/tap on Search suggestions and filters. (see screenshot below)


5 Turn On (default) or Off Show me search and site suggestions using my typed characters for what you want. (see screenshot below step 6)

6 Turn On (default) or Off Show me suggestions from history, favorites and other data on this device using my typed characters for what you want. (see screenshot below)

You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

This option uses the SearchSuggestEnabled policy for the Show me search and site suggestions using my typed characters setting in Microsoft Edge.

This option also uses the LocalProvidersEnabled policy for the Show me suggestions from history, favorites and other data on this device using my typed characters setting in Microsoft Edge.

1 Do step 2 (enable), step 3 (disable), or step 4 (default) below for what you want.

This will override and gray out Option One.

(Contents of REG file for reference)

This will override and gray out Option One.

(Contents of REG file for reference)

This is the default setting to allow using Option One.

(Contents of REG file for reference)

5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

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

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

8 If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen Microsoft Edge to apply.

9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink