How do I disable the yahoo search suggestions?

Question

When I open up IE, the search bar opens a list of possible suggestions. I do not want this. I see the disable button, but when I click that and close IE, it enables itself again. How do I disable the search suggestions. I'm NOT talking about the yahoo toolbar. Just the yahoo.com seach bar itself.

Answer 1

1) Click on the Pencil Icon on the "bar thingy" at the top of the screen. XD *Sorry, don't know what that thingy is called..

2) Click where it says Toolbar Options.

3) Finally uncheck the Enable Recent Searches.

Hopes this helps! :D

Answer 2

I was able to disable it in IE by placing yahoo on my restricted list under internet options.  The only problem is then it does not let you sign into yahoo because it blocks cookies.

Answer 3

I've got the same problem. I'll get back to you if I figure it out.

Answer 4

Helen, your answer is for Yahoo! Toolbar.

It is doing it for the homepage now. By default. And, as mentioned, you cannot permanently disable it as of right now.

I am sure it is supposed to be helpful, but I just find it annoying. The new home page focusing on large pictures of Britney Spears and/or American Idol instead of real news was bad. The news links often leading to worthless 4 minute long videos instead of an article you can read in 30 seconds was bad. The new menu system that works via mouse-over yet snaps back when you mouse away, causing the website to constantly reset as you accidentally mouse over the hotspot was bad.

This is just worse.

My answer: switch to Google. I think this is the straw that has broken my back. Yahoo is catering to the dumbed-down masses rather than its old userbase. Good for business, perhaps, but the old method sure hasn't hurt Google, while this method sure has hurt ask.com, excite.com, altavista.com, etc.

Making Yahoo! less professional and more High School is bad.

Yahoo really, really needs to reconsider its recent changes. Yes, I know, I sound unwilling to change, but these changes are frustrating, not helpful. They hinder rather than assist.

Answer 5

Switch your homepage to My Yahoo.com, the search bar on it doesn't retain search suggestions.