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

OPTION ONE

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.

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

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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