Disable Google’s search suggestions

July 14th, 2010 - 07:10 am ET by D. T.

Google’s search engine has a function which allows it to suggest search options as you enter in the criteria, with the result being that you don’t have to enter the full name to see all relevant searches. But what if you don’t like this feature and want to disable it?

Start by going to Google. From here, click on the "Search settings" which is situated to the top right.

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On the new page which is displayed, go to the bottom and click on the "Search Suggestions" option and click on "Don’t provide suggestions in the search field" before clicking on "Save settings".

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Here is the same request with and without the suggestion function:

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