(Windows 10) System settings open when i open opera??
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crueknight last edited by
Yup same here. Opera is my default browser, but every time I open Opera the 'Default Applications' settings window opens along with it. Annoying as heck. Just started doing it about a week maybe.
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jamesmcharks last edited by
Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
Thanks!
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eacros4916 last edited by
Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
Thanks!This worked perfectly! Thank you so much for the tip. I followed all of the steps and I now do not have that annoying Settings page opening. Yay!
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kuba5555 last edited by
Same here. Is there any fix to it?
Have you tried the solution proposed in this topic?
Yes, but it didn't work.
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scottwhatever last edited by
Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
Thanks!That worked for me. Thanks!
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matteopizzico last edited by
Now there are "control panel" and "settings" that intermingle and overlap, connecting to each other and at times contradicting.
I think that new "settings" is unstable and, at now, classic control panel is safer.
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A Former User last edited by
I followed the proposed solution to the letter, but it doesn't work for me. Any other ideas?
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igor-fp last edited by
Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
Thanks!Same problem. This works fine for me. Thank you
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gtghip last edited by
Seriously people the first answer fixed the problem for me. Thank You 'leocg' you da man.................
RIGHT click the Start Button.
Click Control Panel.
Click Default Programs.
Click Set Your Default Programs.
Scroll to Opera Stable and Click it.
Click Set This Program as Default - Use the selected program to open all file types and protocols it can open by default.
Click OK and Close the Control Panel.
Close Opera if open and then open Opera.
Bob's your UncleThank You leocg
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dyckenson last edited by
Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
Thanks!Worked for me. Thanks!
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jaburmester last edited by
Has anyone found a solution.
I do not want Chrome (if I had Chrome I would not have Opera a far superior browser in my mind) and I have tried
RIGHT click the Start Button. Click Control Panel. Click Default Programs. Click Set Your Default Programs. Scroll to Opera Stable and Click it. Click Set This Program as Default - Use the selected program to open all file types and protocols it can open by default. Click OK and Close the Control Panel. Close Opera if open and then open Opera.
Bob's NOT your Uncle as this does not work.
Will have to live with it until new version appears unless someone has another solution.
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alexvy86 last edited by
This seems to have worked for me: close Opera, go to C:\Users<your_user>\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable (got this path from the About page), open the "Preferences" file in your text editor of choice, look for "check_default_browser", change its value from true to false, save your changes, and start Opera. I've restarted Opera several times and the Settings window didn't come up again. The value in the Preferences file switched back to true (I guess the first time I opened Opera again) but the Settings window is not coming up anymore.
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lifegrain last edited by
Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
Thanks!this kinda works,but i made microsoft edge and windows default mail program to default,then to set google chrome to default,then set opera to default
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elongman last edited by
jamesmcharks' solution worked perfectly for me on Windows 10 64-bit.
THANKS!
