Disable AutoFill in Run and File Explorer in Windows 10

Windows 10's File Explorer comes with a useful called Auto Suggestion. When enabled, it automatically displays suggested text that matches the letters you type in the Run window, in the File Explorer address bar, and in the Open and Save dialog boxes of applications.

This way you speed up your work and save time. Auto-suggest can be turned on or off in File Explorer with a simple Registry setting on all modern operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 8 and .

Auto Suggest is enabled by default in Windows 10. When you start typing in the Run dialog or the Address Bar of Explorer, a list of suggested matches from your browsing history automatically appears and . You can save time by choosing a suggestion that Windows gives you instead of having to type all the text.

If you find this feature annoying, or if you are IT in a company and you do not want Windows 10 employee computers to keep track of your own commands, you can disable it.

To disable auto suggestion in Run and File Explorer in Windows 10, do the following:

Step 1: Open the Editor If you don't know how, press the Win + X keys at the same time and in the window that will appear write Regedit and press the OK key.
Step 2: In the registry editor, go to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer

Step 3: Create a new subkey named AutoComplete, if it does not already exist.


Step 4: Below the AutoComplete key, create a new string value named AutoSuggest.

Set the value data to “no” to turn off the feature. If you set it to "yes" then it will allow the operation.


Step 5: Close the registry editor. Your job will be saved automatically.
Step 6: Sign out of your account and sign in again. Alternatively, you can re- of Explorer.

Alternatively, you can enable automatic suggestions through the classic Windows control panel. Let's see how.
Step 1: Open the classic control panel application. If you are not sure how to do it, just type the table in the Start menu and show you the control panel program.


Step 2: In the control panel go to Control Panel > Network and > Internet Options.
Step 3: In the Internet Properties window that opens on the screen, go to the Content tab. Click on the Settings button under Automatic Posting.


Step 4: In the next dialog box titled “Auto-Enrollment Settings”, configure the “Use auto-enrollment for” option. Turn off the desired options. Press the OK button to save your changes.

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