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When I start to type a username, Firefox responds with a suggestion to click. How do I get rid of that?

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In Firefox, when I start to type a username onto a Web page, a suggested username for me to click appears.

How can I prevent that suggested username from appearing when I begin to type a username?

In Firefox, when I start to type a username onto a Web page, a suggested username for me to click appears. How can I prevent that suggested username from appearing when I begin to type a username?

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Open the Firefox browser. From the Firefox menu, select 'Tools' Select 'Options' Click 'Privacy' Click 'Saved Forms' Click 'Settings' Select all options in the 'Clear Private Data' window Click OK Click 'Clear Saved Form Data Now' Uncheck 'Save information I enter in forms and the Search Bar'

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