Disable Auto Fill in Modern Controls?

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Modern controls, unlike old style controls, are subject to browser Auto Complete functionality. As this behavior appears only in modern controls it seems to be something that can be controlled by the devs. Per the HTML spec, autocomplete behavior can be controlled by website developers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Practical_implementation_guides/Turning_off_form_autocompletion

The Modern Controls that take text input need a toggle in their properties to allow suppressing of auto complete by the browser, otherwise combo-boxes get blocked by previously entered input:

Does anyone have a method (other than telling users to reduce browser functionality) to deal with this?

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,963 Moderator on at

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Hi @WCarterMVUSD

Apologies, I do not see a question. Are you just explaining this to us, or is there some help you need? If you do not mind clarifying and stating the question./issue would love to help.

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WCarterMVUSD 97 on at

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@Michael E. Gernaey ah yeah, sorry, do you know how I can keep auto-complete from interfering with the modern combo box control? In a way that doesn't involve trying to get hundreds of people to turn off auto-complete, because that's not happening lol. Thank you!

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,963 Moderator on at

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Hi @WCarterMVUSD

Lol I am with you, is annoying as all get out. Just like IntelliSense :-( Ugg.

I have an idea that I haven't tried, as to be transparent I do not use the Modern controls often, its too much of a hassle with all the little idiosyncrasies that drive me bananas.

But I believe, depending on your screen / form setups, forcing the controls to Reset in their Reset property can stop this.

I am going to try it and see. Its almost 2 am so please give me until tomorrow after I am awake.

Also if you do not mind, can you walk me through step by step, just so i repro it the same and hopefully solve it for you, as right now I do not know of a for sure way off the top of my head.

I feel that leavin this upto the Browser for everyone is silly... like.. really silly.

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Ayush Purohit 9 on at

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This is a known quirk with Modern Controls in Power Apps.

What you’re seeing is not a Power Apps bug per se, but the fact that modern text/combo box controls are rendered as standard HTML <input> elements, so browsers apply their own autocomplete / autofill.

Classic controls didn’t expose that the same way, which is why you didn’t see this problem before.

What’s Going On

Browsers (Chrome, Edge, etc.) inject autocomplete suggestions into modern input controls.

Devs can suppress this behavior with the autocomplete="off" attribute — but in Power Apps Modern Controls there’s currently no property exposed for it.

Current Workarounds:

1. Use Classic Controls (if critical)

Classic text/combobox controls don’t get browser autocomplete overlays.

If this UI issue is blocking usability, swapping back is the only “no-code” option today.

2. Wrap the App in Model-Driven Form or Custom Page

In a Model-Driven App, you have form field-level metadata where you can influence browser hints.

For canvas apps, you don’t have control yet.

3. Browser-Side Workaround (not ideal)

Users can disable autocomplete per-browser or per-site. But as you noted, this isn’t desirable to enforce on all end users.

4. Feature Request / Microsoft Roadmap

As of now, there is no toggle in Modern Controls to disable browser autocomplete.

The community has already requested an Autocomplete property in modern controls (similar to AutoDisableOnSelect, AccessibleLabel, etc.).

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