How to Delete Individual Items From Internet Explorer Address Bar
Before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup.
1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs
3. Delete all the URLx (e.g. URL1, URL2 and so on) that you do not wish to be visible in the address bar drop down list.
Note: If you delete only certain keys, make sure that the remaining keys are in renamed in sequential order start from url1. Otherwise you might corrupt your remaining keys.
4. Close the registry editor.
EditURLs 2.02 is a utility which is very useful if you would like to alter the links that appear in the drop down menu on the address bar in IE
This is a freeware program that could be very useful if you would like to alter the links that appear in the drop down menu on the address bar in IE. It allows you to edit items in the Internet Explorer Address Bar.
EditURLs allows users remove and delete individual URLs or clear all of IE’s Address Bar history, for privacy, track removal, or footprint cleaning. EditURLs also has the capability to save the typed URLs from the registry to file, and to restore a saved copy of the typed URLs. This feature is useful if the user want to maintain a few set of “Typed URLs” which can be restored and display on IE’s Address Bar drop down list with just a click of button. Beside, users can also use the tool to sort the URLs, and move up or move down the specific typed url to manually arrange the sequence of the typed URLs.
Category: Internet Explorer, Registry, Tips, Utility
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