XP: Turn off or Disable AutoComplete. Surf the Autocomplete Forms of Others.

Contributed by AlexTheBeast February 28, 2005  
Tagged: Windows

You can disable autocomplete for web addresses, forms, or username/passwords.

I like autocomplete, but I have been shocked about how much information I discover in people’s autocomplete forms.

If you want to autocomplete surf, get on somebody’s computer and enter this into the IE address box:
http://www.a

You will likely see all the websites that they have visited that start with a. Continue through with each letter.

If you are security minded and always forget to clean out your autocomplete fields, this is how to turn it off completely.

1. Click on Tools in the IE menu
2. Select Internet Options
3. Select the Content Tab
4. Click the AutoComplete button
5. Select the checkboxes you desire