subject: Google Instant Search - Enabling and Disabling Guide [print this page] Google Instant is just announced by Google, which shows search results as users type their search term in the search bar. Here is provided full guide about How to enable or disable Google Instant. If you want to disable or enable Google Instant Search you will need to visit your preference page, and you can turn off Google Instant by clicking the link next to the search box on any search results page, or by visiting your Preferences page. You can enable the Instant Search by visiting the Preferences page and clicking the link next to the search box again.
Google instant helps users find information faster by showing relevant results as a query is typed. As a user starts to type a search, Google Instant automatically shows results for a popular search that begins with those letters. This is definitely a useful feature and saves time too, but there may be some users like me who wish to disable Google Instant. An algorithm tries to predict what the rest of the query might be based on popular queries typed by other users. The predicted text is shown in light grey in the search box, and search results and ads are automatically shown for that predicted query.
Google instant not only provides you with Instant search results, it also provides you with instant auto complete suggestions to enhance your search experience. Google Instant will be rolled out to users across the world in a phased manner.
Step by step guide for disable the Google instant search:
1. At the right end of the search box where you type query, you will see Instant in on link, click that link drop and select off to disable instant search suggestions as you type.
2. Another method to remove or turn off Google instant search from Google search preferences, visit the preferences page here and scroll down to locate Google Instant now select the option Do not use Google Instant. Now click Save Preferences to save these settings.
