Google Suggest was launched on Google.com - it provides related search terms suggestion as you type in search box at google.com
Don’t like this feature and find that drop down box irritating? If so, just disable this feature and enjoy good old Google. Here goes the simple procedure:
- Open Google.com and click on ‘preferences’ button.
- Scroll down & check for ‘Query Suggestions’ option.
- Select among either option & click on ’save preferences’ button.
‘Do not provide query suggestions in the search box’ is the option to disable Google suggest option and ‘Provide query suggestions in the search box’ option is the keep Google Suggest enabled.
I DONT HAVE GOOGLE SUGGEST FEATURE?
Google Suggest is still in roll out stage - for example you may not see this feature on Google India (google.co.in). To test drive this feature check this URL http://www.google.com/webhp
USE GOOGLE WITHOUT GOOGLE SUGGEST FEATURE
Use this URL [http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en] to access google, no Google Suggest pops here (Thanks Bri).
August 27th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
This method stopped working for me today; I suspect Google has made a recent change. Instead, use the following URL to access Google:
http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en
This URL will give you ‘old’ Google…the one without that annoying Suggest feature….cheers
August 27th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
THANK YOU, BRI!! I have been spending my entire work morning trying to disable the incredibly annoying Google Suggest feature. If you hadn’t posted this link to the old Google, I would have had to chang my search engine. Dear Google - Google Suggest is the most idiotic feature IN THE WORLD. People are not stupid. They do not have to be provided with 5,000 suggestions when they type in the letter P. Please fire whichever Google idiots implemented this new feature. I’m sure Google has determined a way to make money off of it, and that is why we have had this ridiculously distracting and disturbing “enhancement” shoved down our throats.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:20 am
@Bri Thnx for the update
@Lou Bri was big help!
September 12th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Unbelievably annoying. Just try and “turn it off.” Then it comes back when you clear cookies (a frequent operation for many people) it comes back when you use another computer or use another browser or use your friend’s computer or your computer at work or another computer at work or at the library because IT wasn’t configured to STOP THE DAMN ANNOYING NOVICE AUTO-SUGGEST CR@P. Idiots.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Now we need tools and apps written to ‘block’ all the ‘automated’ drop-down query suggestion nonsense that software providers ‘think’ we all need - annoying the world one user at a time.