How to Get Rid of the Pull Down Bar on Search Engines
Modern search engines do everything they can to be helpful. One of their common features is to automatically suggest possible search queries based on what you are typing. For instance, if you type "wonder" into your search engine, you may see search suggestions such as "Wonder Woman," "Wonder Bread" and "wonderflonium." If one of these suggestions is actually what you had intended to type, you can simply click on it and save yourself the trouble of typing out the rest of it.
If you'd rather not be presented with these suggestions, all of the major search engines make it easy for the feature to be disabled.
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Instructions
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In Google's Search Engine
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Navigate to Google's search page, google.com.
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Click on "Search settings" in the top-right corner of the page. Or, if you are already signed in to Google, it will say "Settings" instead. Click on that, then click on "Search settings" in the drop-down menu that follows.
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Scroll down on the search settings page to the area that says "Query Suggestions" and select the option "Do not provide query suggestions in the search box."
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Save your changes.
In Bing's Search Engine
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Navigate to Bing's search page, bing.com.
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Begin typing your search query.
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Look at the bottom of the search suggestions drop-down menu when it appears, and click on "Turn off" at the bottom of the menu.
In Yahoo's Search Engine
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Navigate to Yahoo's search page, yahoo.com.
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Begin typing your search query.
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Look in the top-right corner of the search suggestions drop-down menu and click the "Off" option.
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Tips & Warnings
A search suggestion drop-down menu is sometimes mistakenly called a "pull-down bar" or "pull-down menu." Many people use these terms interchangeably, which can cause confusion.
