Ctrl+Enter Hotkey Fix in Internet Explorer
For the last couple of days, my Ctrl + Enter hotkey wasnt working in Internet Explorer (IE), and I cant be using Firefox (FF) because it takes up all my resources, and my PC becomes really slow.
Let me tell you that I am a huge fan of the Ctrl + Enter hotkey, without which I feel very uncomfortable. You need to type the domain you wish to visit in the address bar, eg: google, and hit Ctrl + Enter. IE will automatically make it http://www.google.com
Now for the quick solution. Its very simple, and it doesnt require any registry hack.
Open your Internet Explorer. Goto Tools-> Internet Options.
Under the ‘Content’ tab, pleass “AutoComplete”.
The checkbox for “Web Addresses” should be ticked if you want this hotkey to work.
Voila - Now your hotkey will work like a charm.
Does anyone know the hotkey to append “.net” instead of “.com”?
June 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Ctrl + Enter - Auto-complete *.com address
Shift + Enter - Auto-complete *.net address
Ctrl + Shift + Enter - Auto-complete *.org address
Add ALT in any of the above shortcuts and it’ll open in a new TAB
June 9th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
@Devesh - I knew about Shift+Enter, but it only works in FF. Doesnt work in IE, or maybe there is some IE tweak/setting ?
June 10th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I’m also having this same problem. Thanks a lot for the tip
June 10th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
@Harris - No worries. Glad you found it useful