Disclaimer: As with any change you make to your registry, exercise caution and don’t do it unless you feel comfortable.

Exit Evernote



File > Exit



Open regedit



Windows Key > Type “regedit” > Open







HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Evernote > Evernote







Right-click SearchAsYouTypeDelay and “Modify”







Select “Decimal”, Change “Value Data” to “0”







Option: Set Value data to a higher number to increase delay of search as you type. Setting to “0” completely disables it.



Source for this fix: https://discussion.evernote.com/topic/26477-request-2-simple-search-options/#entry141919