Comments on: Enable Windows 7 Auto Complete File Name In Save As Dialog Box

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:45:00 +0000

Hi. Thank you for this information. I have almost the opposite problem: I do a lot of folder & file renaming and I do not want to select the entire name of the file or folder automatically, but rather place the cursor exactly where I click on the name on the first click. Should I do the opposite of what you suggest above, i.e. set the values to “no” for the registry items you mention? I have located the Registry key, but it only has the (default) value, the two entries you mention (Append Completion and AutoSuggest) are not listed.

By: terri j

terri j — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:15:05 +0000

I have just switched over from windows xp to windows 7. i am a medical transcriptionist and had hundreds of autocomplete (auto suggest) entries stored. I was able to transfer all of these over and they work but occasionally it will not suggest an entry for something that I know is there. I know that in xp if i hit the insert key by mistake, it would be disabled but this does not seem to be the case this time. What causes it to work sometimes and not work sometimes? this is driving me crazy

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:55:50 +0000

Thank you very much for writing this article. I had the hardest time trying to figure out why my Windows 7 didn’t have autocomplete/fill enabled. Looked all over the internet but no answer until I came here. This was a very, very easy fix for a very difficult task (didn’t want to ruin my OS). Did this in literally 3 min. Couldn’t have done it without your help! =]

By: JT

JT — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:37:51 +0000

Thank you so much! I couldn’t figure out why AutoComplete was always turning itself off on my machines (I had also forgotten it’s called AutoComplete :P). Thanks for giving me a way to get it back!