Known issue: Opera GX not opening
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dordob Opera last edited by dordobDear Users,
We are aware of the issue affecting some usersand it appears to be frequently connected with Microsoft Family Safety settings. Please try the following solutions to resolve the problem.
Solution 1: Check Microsoft Family Safety Settings
The most common cause for this issue is Opera being unintentionally blocked by Microsoft Family Safety. You can check and change this setting by following these steps:- Go to the Microsoft Family Safety website: https://familysafety.microsoft.com/ or open the Family Safety mobile app.
- Sign in and select the user profile that is having the issue.
- You have three options to fix this:
Option A (Recommended): Go to the Apps and games tab and find Opera. If it is listed as blockedselect Unblock to allow it.
Option B: Under the Content filters tabfind and disable the setting for "Filter inappropriate websites".
Option C: (suggested by Microsoft): turn on the 'Activity reporting' feature under Windows settings in Microsoft Family Safetywhich will allow parents to receive approval requests as expected.
Solution 2: Sign Out and Back In to Your Windows Account
A simple refresh of your user session can sometimes resolve permission issues:- Open the Windows Start Menu.
- Click on your profile picture or name (usually in the bottom-left corner).
- Click "Sign out".
- Once signed outsign back into your Windows account and try launching Opera again.
Solution 3: Temporarily Rename the Opera Executable
This is a workaround that has helped some users force Windows to re-evaluate the application.- Find your Opera shortcut on the desktop.
- Right-click the shortcut and select "Open file location". This will open a folder containing the opera.exe file.
- Right-click on opera.exe and choose "Rename".
- Rename it to something differentfor exampleopera1.exe.
- Try to launch Opera by double-clicking the newly renamed file.
If it opens successfullyyou can try renaming it back to opera.exe to see if the fix holds.
If you have tried all of the steps above and the issue persistsplease let us know by replying in this topic.
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mrcube last edited by
@dordob third option worked perfectlybut when i try to rename it back to opera.exeit will keep crashing the second i open iti restarted my pc that has w10 but still wont get fixedi can only use it with opera1.exe and not opera.exea bad part about that is that i cant set it to ''default browser'' on my pc because it doesnt recognize it.
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bethenienork last edited by
@mrcube same herethe exact same thing happened to me. I can open opera gx using the third option. None of the others worked. But I can’t set it as my default browser and I can’t open links with it.
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TeRVaN last edited by
Hello. Nothing from the list helped. Tell mepleaseare you already working on this problem? When will it be solved? I can't work without my beloved Opera GX
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LordMaverick05 last edited by
I am still able to use my opera and my opera gx browsers on my desktopbut for some reason I cannot get it to work on my laptop. I have even tried all these solutions and nothing seems to work. I have uninstalled and reinstalled both browsersupdated my laptopcleaned my drives outdefragged my drivesnothing seems to work. I'm hoping that someone can find a solution for thisI have contacted opera support about it as well but can't seem to get a response back. I would like to have the opera browsers back; I love them and much prefer them over any other browser. Unfortunatelyif this issue persists then I will have to find another browser.
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LordMaverick05 last edited by
@leocg the one they have on the websiteI have however tried renaming it one more time after the update on my laptop and that has fixed my issue as far as I can tell.
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dordob Opera last edited by
@LordMaverick05 Thanks for the info. This is not Opera's issue if the same version works on your desktop PC. What OS are you using on your laptop?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@LordMaverick05 I don't see any link there where you can ask for direct supportonly the ones to report issues.
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