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IE 9 Web Search Suggestions

  • 16-09-2011 11:43am
    #1
    Miss OMMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭


    I have IE 9 installed on my laptop with the delete browsing history on exit enabled.

    However, I noticed that the Web Search Suggestions tool in the address bar is enabled and a couple of sites appeared in 'suggestions' that I'm not too happy about.

    Where is IE 9 getting this information from? Is it actually gathered from my (or anyone else who uses the laptop) keystrokes or could it just be suggesting popular/sponsored sites?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Odaise Gaelach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭Odaise Gaelach


    To disable search suggestions:
    • Start Internet Explorer 9
    • Click on the Settings menu in the top-right hand corner (the cog icon).
    • Click on Manage add-ons
    • In the window that appears, click on Search Providers on the left-hand side.
    • Click on each of the search providers and click on Disable suggestions at the bottom.
    • Click on Close.

    :)


  • #3
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Miss OMMC wrote: »
    I have IE 9 installed on my laptop with the delete browsing history on exit enabled.

    However, I noticed that the Web Search Suggestions tool in the address bar is enabled and a couple of sites appeared in 'suggestions' that I'm not too happy about.

    Where is IE 9 getting this information from? Is it actually gathered from my (or anyone else who uses the laptop) keystrokes or could it just be suggesting popular/sponsored sites?

    Thanks

    Google have an autofill feature on their search bar. It could be someone else that have searched these "terms" previously on the machine though as google wouldn't automatically suggest dodgy links. For example you type the letterts "se" in to the search bar. Google would autofill "setanta, senna, second life" etc as they are safe.


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