Activate the search field on IE9
No search field is displayed in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) because this function is integrated in the address bar. If you still want to use a separate search bar, this can be easily activated.
The search field, which you can find directly behind the address field in other browsers, is not activated in IE9 because the search function is implemented via the address bar. However, since this irritates many users, the search field can be restored and used with just a few clicks.
Activate search field in Internet Explorer
- If you would like to see a separate search field in IE9, you have to activate this function. To do this, select after opening the Internet Explorers go to "Tools" and open "Internet Options".
- If not already displayed, switch to the "General" tab. Under "Search" click on the "Settings" button. You will automatically switch to the add-on management.
- First deactivate the "Search in address bar" function by removing the tick. When you "close" the two open windows, the new settings are applied immediately so that you can no longer search using the address bar.
- In order to be able to use a search field, use the key combination "Ctrl" and "E". A question mark now appears in the address bar and you can now enter the terms for a search. This activation of the search field also works if the automatic search has been deactivated.
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Disable Search in IE9
- With IE9 it is not only possible to specifically use the address bar as a search field, it is also set so that the For example, in the event of an error in the address entered, these suggestions are immediately made using the search function submitted.
- To prevent this, you have to deactivate this function in the "Internet Options". To do this, select the "Advanced" tab and scroll in the "Settings" to the "Search in address bar" entry.
- Deselect the "Do not submit unknown addresses to automatic search providers" option. Note that these changes will not take effect until you click Apply and then restart your browser.
- Now, once you have a mistake in the address, you won't automatically become a search provider, for example Google, but a message appears that the website is not available.
- Please note that with this setting, calling up the search bar via the key combination no longer works. In this case, you should put a search provider in your favorites so that you can access it quickly.
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