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Sometimes IntelliSense behavior is very annoying. For example, typing in c# editor "Random[SPACE]" resulted "Random3DDataGenerator" in my code when the is no "using System;" in the code. I had to press [CTRL]+[Z] to return back the "Random" word.

In earlier versions of VS there was an option which said after which characters auto-completion is applied, but now it seems there is no such option.

Is there some ways to avoid this annoying behavior?

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    there used to be a way in Visual Studio to set the set of keys which will trigger a completion, which I loved.. but I can't find it right now.. i don't know if that is because it's buried, or because it has been removed.
    – David Jeske
    May 2, 2020 at 15:45
  • Yes, they removed it.
    – Eugene Maksimov
    Aug 9, 2021 at 9:15

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Reset to default
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Just switch off auto completion mode using the settting: Edit->Intellisense->Toggle Completion Mode

You can see more information here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hcw1s69b.aspx

"You can also change to suggestion mode, in which only the text you type is inserted into the code."

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  • This works in SSMS as well (something I wish I knew 15 years ago)
    – DJ van Wyk
    Aug 28, 2019 at 10:55
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    Is asking how to change the completion key config, not how to disable the functionality entirely and change for a similar one. :)
    – Natacha
    Jul 11, 2020 at 17:30
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Yes, ctrl+alt+space toogles between suggestion mode and standard completion mode. In suggestion mode what you type is part of options you can use.

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