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Windows 7 Tip: How To Bring Inline AutoComplete to Windows Explorer

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Windows 7 Tip: How To Bring Inline AutoComplete to Windows Explorer




Inline AutoComplete is a technique that is common and widely used in all modern browsers to auto complete the URL for you as you type. And this awesome handy feature can also be used in Windows Explorer and Run dialog box as well, thanks to AskVG for revealing this tip.
Here is how:
1. Open Internet Options, either from Internet explorer, or from Start Menu search box.
2. Go to Advanced tab, find and check the following option under Browsing section near in the middle of the list.
Use inline AutoComplete in Windows Explorer and Run Dialog box
Inline autocomplete screenshot #1
3. Click OK, and done.
Now, let’s take look the result.
Here is typing in Windows Explorer before the setting is applied.
Inline autocomplete screenshot #2
And here is after, in which the word “desktop” is automatically filled in.
Inline autocomplete screenshot #3
Here is tying in Run dialog box before the setting is applied.
Inline autocomplete screenshot #4
And here is after, in which the command “msconfig” is automatically filled in.
Inline autocomplete screenshot #5
Note that in Run dialog box, this inline autocomplete only works for those commands that have been used through Run dialog box before.
That’s it, and enjoy.

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