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Is there a way to clear the dropdown list in the "user name" field when logging-in to sites? i.e. Yahoo.com email

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I go to yahoo.com , or other sites, where a login is required.

In the "User Name" box, when I click on it, a list of previously used user names is listed (such as when you log-in as different users,

In the past I have made errors in typing in names (or some user names may now be obsolete).

I would like to be able to remove the unnecessary user names.

I have cleared the history completely and to my knowledge removed all cookies, but the unnecessary users names are still in the list.

I go to yahoo.com , or other sites, where a login is required. In the "User Name" box, when I click on it, a list of previously used user names is listed (such as when you log-in as different users, In the past I have made errors in typing in names (or some user names may now be obsolete). I would like to be able to remove the unnecessary user names. I have cleared the history completely and to my knowledge removed all cookies, but the unnecessary users names are still in the list.

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Did you clear the Form & Search History?

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Remove a saved password here: Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"

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