Policy
Turn off the auto-complete feature for web addresses
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This AutoComplete feature suggests possible matches when users are entering Web addresses in the browser address bar. If you enable this policy setting, user will not be suggested matches when entering Web addresses. The user cannot change the auto-complete for web-address setting. If you disable this policy setting, user will be suggested matches when entering Web addresses. The user cannot change the auto-complete for web-address setting. If you do not configure this policy setting, a user will have the freedom to choose to turn the auto-complete setting for web-addresses on or off.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete Value name AutoSuggest | REG_SZ | HKLM no HKCU no | HKLM yes HKCU yes |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.