If you’re using Internet Explorer 11, there’s a good chance that it’s suggesting websites you don’t want to visit. This is because Microsoft is working on a new feature called “Web Store” that will allow the browser to track your browsing habits and suggest sites you should visit based on what you’ve already visited. If you’re not happy with this feature, there are a few ways to stop it from Suggesting Sites. The first way is to disable the “Web Store” feature in Internet Explorer 11 by going to the “Tools” menu and selecting “Options.” Then, under the “Privacy” tab, select “Never let websites track my browsing history.” The second way is to change your browser settings so that they don’t suggest sites based on your past visits. To do this, open your browser and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the window (the three lines that look like a triangle). Then, select “Advanced Settings.” Under the “Browsing History” tab, select “Never let websites track my browsing history again.” Finally, if all of these methods don’t work for you or you just want to keep your current settings, you can try disabling Web Store altogether by going to the “Settings” menu and selecting “Internet Options.”
Internet Explorer automatically suggests addresses and search results based on the partial address you’re typing out. If this feature irritates you, read on as we learn how to turn it off.
Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites.
The Question
SuperUser reader Tombull89 wants to tweak IE:
We’ll admit to being irritated by the address suggestion engine too. It’s fine when it’s suggesting sites we actually visit, but other times the suggestions are off topic and irrelevant. So how can Tom turn it off?
It’s now picked up an annoying habit – if I type a single letter in the address bar, it tries to guess what sites I want.
ServerFault is fine, because I’ve been there before, but the other sites listed I have never visited and have no interest in doing so.
The Answer
SuperUser contributor Oliver Salzburg cuts right to the chase and shows us how to get rid of the suggestions:
Once you know where to look, banishing the annoying suggestions is dead simple. Mission accomplished.
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