I just don't understand why they would change something that basic, not tell you they did it, and not give you an obvious way to NOT do that.
I don't quite understand. Do you mean when you type in a URL, the way it tries to "find" what you're typing? Or just the scroll down window that appears when you type? If this is the case, this was one of the main features listed in the changes. Now you can type partial words and it basically finds exactly what you're looking for.
I can type in "Warc" and it automatically brings up all "World of Warcraft" pages up. Or I type in "Cra" and all Warcraft/Starcraft sites come up.
Great feature, IMO.