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How do you disable the URL drop down box?

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when i type in a few letters of the URL, about ten suggestions of previously visited sites pop up in a drop down box. how do i prohibit this from happening?

when i type in a few letters of the URL, about ten suggestions of previously visited sites pop up in a drop down box. how do i prohibit this from happening?

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You can find that setting here:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Location Bar: When using the location bar, suggest: Nothing