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Turn off search bar autocomplete

dwatras
dwatras
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Whenever i type anything in the search/address bar at the top, firefox tries to automaticly complete it. This often leads me to some webpage i didnt want to visit instead of doing a google search. How do i disable this automatic completion of my typing?

Whenever i type anything in the search/address bar at the top, firefox tries to automaticly complete it. This often leads me to some webpage i didnt want to visit instead of doing a google search. How do i disable this automatic completion of my typing?

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Wesley Branton
Wesley Branton
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It sounds like you are probably looking for the Autocomplete URLs option that can be found in the Search section of the Firefox settings.