Windows 8 Pro X64
Internet Explorer 10

For security reasons I have turned off the automatic search from the address bar feature in IE 10.  Is there some key combination to manually trigger a search from the address bar?  IOW, I want to be able to type in a phrase and then trigger a search manually.  I cannot have IE 10 automatically trigger a search if a mistype a URL.

By the way, Ctrl-e does not work.  With automatic search turned of try typing "Internet Explorer 10" into the address bar and pressing Ctrl-e.  All it does is put a question mark followed by a space in front of the phrase.  If you then press enter it is changed into http:///? "Internet Explorer 10" and "This address is not valid" appears in the display area.

Hi,

Based on my knowledge, in New Windows UI style Internet Explorer 10, we add many new features such as fixed websites, quick page and so on. In Desktop style Internet Explorer 10, it didn't change a lot from Internet Explorer 9.

In summary, we can refer to the shortcut keys from Internet Explorer 9 to decide if Internet Explorer 10 has such shortcut key. I have checked the following article and it didn't mention a  shortcut key to search manully for a phrase as you discripted.

Most important Internet Explorer 9 keyboard shortcuts

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2525576

I guess I will finally have to switch browsers. 

What I don't understand is how, with all of the verbage coming out of Microsoft about focusing on security, it could open up a hole thi

I must say that I just spent well over an hour over this and indeed, couldn't find a way to accomplish what you want (which I do as well). My symptoms are identical, the ? symbol comes to the URL bar (all good) but the URL is not recognized as a search per se.

In my case, I hate it when I am redirected to a web search after the server/website I am trying to contact returns an error or doesn't respond.

*If* at least the Search pane to the right were there still.... Anyway, in my case, I'll install some kind of toolbar, la 2000's.  This missing functionality is definitely another casualty on the feature chopping spree that took place on Desktop Mode apps.

Open the IE Manage Add-Ons applet. Click Search Providers in the sidebar then select your search provider of choice. In the details pane, you'll see a label for "Search Suggestions", next to that it should say "Enabled" with a "Disable suggestions" link label next to it. Click the "Disable suggestions" link label to disable search suggestions but keep searching enabled.

Hope this helps.

I currently use IE 8 in my Windows 7 machines.

I want to know how to do it in Windows 8 which does not support IE 8.

Hi,

We can only use the automatic searching or disable automatic searching. Currently, there is no such a mucally shortcut keys to achieve this goal.  

To get over this unified address/search monster, I've resorted to installing Safari for windows on my win 8 boxes, and stick with with IE 8 for the win 7 machines. Not sure if Apple will continue to update Safari though.

EDIT: Part of what I wrote below is incorrect particularly the screenshot, I leave it for reference only.  Just checked on a coworker's Windows 8 machine.  Regarding the checkbox I highlighted, maybe it has been removed from localized IE8 (don't think so) or I am getting senile (probably).   Sorry to derrail the subject.    -    Btw, I do agreewith saberman, every "search extension" is quite bl

No, and if Apple does update it, guess what?  The newer versions have a unified search/address bar.

And guess what else, Entegy?   IE10 has carried-over amateurish bugs from IE9 that make this unified address+search bar reason enough to switch browsers.

• When AutoComplete is fully disabled to eliminate those distracting automated hints and guesses that interfere with address bar input, then your Search Provider list fails to appear in the drop-down box.  Due to this bug, only your one single default Search Provider is available to use.

• When the automatic search from address bar feature is disabled, the manual search no longer works.  The manual search is invoked either by preceding the search term with a ?, or by clicking the search glyph .  Try it.  It doesn't work when the auto search feature is disabled.  Old bug, never fixed.  There are good reasons for disabling that automatic search, including, it can be security problem, or just plain nuisance, when you mistakenly input a typo in the address bar.

Here is an mht archive file of another thread on this related topic.  How to disable Explorer from doing a url search from the address bar.mht

It was online around the same time saberman posted his original objections to this broken IE9 address bar search feature.  Read it and weep.

To get over this unified address/search monster, I've resorted to installing Safari for windows on my win 8 boxes, and stick with with IE 8 for the win 7 machines. Not sure if Apple will continue to update Safari though.

No, and if Apple does update it, guess what? The newer versions have a unified search/address bar.

When IE9 first came out with the ultimate stupidity of the combined address and search bar, I went looking for a solution.

I found it in a 3rd party toolbar called the Quero Toolbar.  The nice feature of Quero is that virtually everything but the Search box can be deconfigured.  It's an open source project, so I vetted it before installing it.

Early on I had some trouble with the right-click context menu functionality, and since I had the source I modified it to even avoid hooking the context menu, but I think the issues have been corrected since.

It works in IE9 and IE10, Win7 and Win8.

See also my thread on the utter ridiculousness of combining the search and address entry functionality:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/ieitprocurrentver/thread/3788521c-5478-406b-90fe-fd9fe89a00b6

Why run a 3rd party addon, when Firefox already does everything you want?

(screenshot from IE10)

Firefox also produces more legible text.  Compare this IE10 screenshot with the Firefox window above.  What a difference.  Saweet.

But wait, there's more.  Firefox has great plugins, debugger console including Firebug, automatic updates.  And touching my own heart personally, great image-download support.  You can view and grab every image (including background and icons) that any webpage presents.  Even those tedious base64 ones embedded in the CSS.

Get yourself a copy of Firefox today.  You'll be glad you did.

I know.  I got a little carried away.

I just thought your colossal red arrow was a little, um, dominating, Noel.

At least it wasn't animated.

...But I really do like Firefox.  It has a separate search box.  See the Google search provider favicon?

Why run a 3rd party addon, when Firefox already does everything you want?

Internet Explorer's security model is simply better.  I actually configure it to something other than defaults, to avoid allowing sites in general (internet zone) from running ActiveX, yet allowing those sites I do trust.

I have copies of FireFox, Safari, etc. installed as well, for testing site development.  I can say from experience, in addition to my comment about the security model, that IE comes up faster than the others, probably because Microsoft is able to do things behind the scenes that the other developers can't.

I'm sorry you feel my big red arrows are imposing; I just want to make sure what I'm showing people is quite clear.

So, you're saying when you test Firefox, it runs those security-risk ActiveX plugins for you?

Yes, I'd say that red arrow of yours is really, um, mammoth.     : )

So, you're saying when you test Firefox, it runs those security-risk ActiveX plugins for you?

Not sure where you got that implication.

Having avoided infection literally for years, and getting no notifications even from my anti-malware package of having had to block something (and yes, I've tested that it's working), clearly I'm following a security model that works in the real world.  It's documented in my books.

I didn't say the model I follow is the only one that could work.  It sounds as though you've found one that you like as well.  Good for you!

Recently on another forum I saw where a user was complaining that a FireFox add-on called Vid-Saver was causing links to be created in text where no links were actually published.  FireFox doesn't seem to be without its potential for running malware.

I don't see why you'd care about the size of the red arrows in my image posts.  With people being utterly blitzed by the Start screen, they probably wouldn't even notice arrows as small as those you posted.  What's funny is that the arrow above crosses that utterly huge thread title text, as sized by Microsoft and displayed in their anemic new Metro/Modern font, so it seems right at home to me.  Microsoft seems to think bigger is better too.  Not that I want to be like them...  Hm, I think I've had a change of heart - I believe I'll reduce the size of my arrows.  :-)

Hm, I think I've had a change of heart - I believe I'll reduce the size of my arrows.  :-)

-Noel

So, you're saying you'll tone down your flamboyant gigantic red arrows in future posts, just because I asked so nicely?

Wow.  Thanks Noel.  That's real big of you.    : )

...It did kind of match that 200 pt font behind it.

Illustrating that the Quero Toolbar, with almost everything deconfigured, provides a nice search box for Window 7's IE9 as well...

I have to admit, smaller, more subtle indications with bevels and shadows do seem more at home with the digitally un-authentic Windows 7, with those awful visual styles that just make it so hard to want Windows 8...  Windows 8 clearly drove me to use that large arrow.

I just installed Quero 7.0, however, and I see (in the above) that unfortunately I've lost the blurred title bar text highlight I was getting with my modified version of 6.0.  I'll need to report that to the author.

Title bar background highlighting...  Just another Aero Glass goodness being forgotten in the move toward digital authenticity.

Those are very lovely arrows, Noel.

FYI, ClassicShell now offers the ability to highlight the Title Bar text on IE with Windows 7, 8, etc.

Why do I need more and more third party tools to get back the functionality that existed in previous versions of IE and Windows?

Did Microsoft make some sort of unreported deal with the EU authorities to encourage the use of third party tools by deliberately downgrading the functionality of the system?

Why do I need more and more third party tools to get back the functionality that existed in previous versions of IE and Windows?