How to Manage AutoComplete in Internet Explorer 11
The AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer 11 stores the text you enter in the browser’s address bar and web forms for later use. That way, it auto-populates text fields when you type something familiar. Change the AutoComplete settings for IE 11 to specify which data components it uses. Here’s how:
How to Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer 11
The AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer 11 is a convenient way to save web addresses, form data, and access credentials such as usernames and passwords. It can also be a security risk. Anyone who has access to your computer can access sites using those saved credentials. It defeats the purpose of having usernames and passwords if your computer automatically enters these.
Browsing history: Stores the URLs of websites you previously visited. Favorites: Includes your IE bookmarks in the AutoComplete list. Feeds: Incorporates data from your saved RSS feeds. Use Windows Search for better results: Integrates the desktop search platform included in the Windows operating system. Suggesting URLs: Suggests web addresses of sites you never visited before. For example, typing gma may cause the browser to suggest gmail.com. Forms and Searches: Stores data components such as names and addresses entered in web forms. Usernames and passwords on forms: Uses stored login credentials for email accounts and other password-protected products and services.
Temporary Internet files and website files: Clears the IE 11 browser cache, including images, multimedia files, and copies of web pages that are stored, to reduce load times. Cookies and website data: Removes cookies used by websites to store user-specific settings and information such as login credentials and session data. History: Deletes the record of URLs you visited. Download History: Erases the record of files you downloaded through the browser. Form data: Deletes all form data that is stored locally. Passwords: Forgets all saved passwords in IE. Tracking Protection, ActiveX Filtering, and Do Not Track: Deletes data associated with ActiveX Filtering and the Tracking Protection feature, including stored exceptions to Do Not Track requests.
To disable AutoComplete, use the steps outlined above and clear every check box so that IE 11 doesn’t store any information.
