How to disable Google Instant search?

Unveiled yesterday, Google Instant search is Google's latest interface tweak to the search engine. Google Instant takes autosuggestion to the next level by displaying on-the-fly, dynamic search results from the very first character you type in Google.com's search field.

Google Instant search feature promises to speed up searching on the Web, no doubt, but it has a few drawbacks that it needs to overcome quickly. Google Instant search isn't supported on mobile phones, it doesn't work from browser toolbars, to name a few shortcomings of Google Instant.

For whatever reason, if you've decided to go back to Google.com of old, this is what you have to do. Follow the steps highlighted below to disable Google Instant search.

Okay, so you enabled Google Instant by visiting http://www.google.com/instant and clicking on the 'Try It Now' button on the page -- like the image shown below.

You are immediately redirected to the brand new Google Instant search page -- notice the longer search field on a Google Instant enabled search page.

Try to Instant search for something, just so that you get to the search result page. Now, notice the tiny 'Instant is on' link to the right of the Google Instant search field.

Click on the 'Instant is on' link to get a dropdown with the following options. Now click on 'Off' to get rid of Google Instant search.

To toggle back Google Instant search on, revisit Google Instant's page or look for 'Instant is off' next to the Google search bar.