# Internet explorer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer/55402>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 22, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer/55402 "2001-02-22T01:24:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer/55402/1 "2001-02-22T01:24:46Z")

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Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but I couldn’t this anywhere else:

How, using internet explorer 5 or 5.5, do you get it to remember things you’ve typed into a search engine? Once you’ve gotten it like that, how do you turn it off?

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**Author:** ![Shiva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiva)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer/55402/2 "2001-02-22T01:34:54Z")

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Tools\>\> Internet Options\>\> Content\>\> Auto Complete