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    • kukulza
      kukulza last edited by

      Opera 34.0.2036.50 Windows 8.1 64-bit
      same problem

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      • kime87
        kime87 last edited by

        Any updates? This issue comes from release to release. What the hell?

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        • thoran
          thoran last edited by

          I just updated to Opera 36.0.2130.46 and this problem out of a sudden struck me. The opera window always stays in foreground 😞

          If I click on any running program in the task bar that program's window won't appear. Rather the Opera window remains in the foreground. I have to explicitly minimize Opera's window to see that other window. Very annoying!

          I'm also used to switching between different windows with ALT+TAB. This now also don't work any more.

          It seems as if Opera 36.0.2130.46 wants to be the only program you shall ever use - which is not what I want!

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          • thoran
            thoran last edited by

            I just deinstalled Opera and then installed 36.0.2130.32 which then updated itself to 36.0.2130.46 ... now everything's fine again. As well ALT+TAB and also klicking on any icon in the taskbar works as expected. Very strange!

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            • vorlath
              vorlath last edited by

              Opera 37 and this bug is still there. What gives?

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                Same bug with opera 38.0.2220.29. The auto-hide taskbar won't gain focus when opera is running (opera always on top).
                Win 7 64 bit.

                Can silent updates be turned off in opera?

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                • alobpreis
                  alobpreis last edited by

                  This happens to me too since a few weeks ago (I didn't pay attention to the exact version that started this). I'm on 38.0.2220.31 now. On my desktop and my laptop I have the same issue, both with Windows 7 x64.
                  To access the taskbar or start menu, I have to either minimize Opera, press the Windows key or press Alt-Tab to go to any other application that doesn't have this issue (going to another Opera window doesn't help, of course).

                  Edit: I just found out that this starts happening after watching a video fullscreen, like Youtube!

                  You can temporarily fix this by either:

                  • Option 1: restore (de-maximize) Opera and maximize it again TWICE.
                  • Option 2: restore (de-maximize) Opera, move your mouse so the taskbar displays, and then maximize Opera again.

                  Now the issue is gone until I watch the next fullscreen video.

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                  • alobpreis
                    alobpreis last edited by

                    Nobody else bothered by this? I think this is quite a severe issue.

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                    • alobpreis
                      alobpreis last edited by

                      I just discovered that this doesn't happen in a private window. For this I thought it might be an extension getting in the way but not, without any extension the issue still occurs in the non-private window.

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User last edited by

                        Problem still present in 38.0.2220.41. Will keep updating.

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                        • alobpreis
                          alobpreis last edited by

                          39.0.2256.43, issue still present. 😞

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                          • idrin
                            idrin last edited by

                            Thanks for the info and actually bumping this issue. I'm reporting this further internally.

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              Problem persists in 39.0.2256.48
                              Thanks idrin.

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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User last edited by

                                No change in 39.0.2256.71. Three months since the update broke it and still not fixed.

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                                • alobpreis
                                  alobpreis last edited by

                                  I tried the developer version (41) a few days ago and it also had the same issue. ;_;

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User last edited by

                                    Still broken in stable release 40.0.2308.54

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                                    • frustrated1
                                      frustrated1 last edited by

                                      Had this problem for months. Still happening on 40.0.2308.62
                                      Don't know why I stick with this browser, been all down hill since 12.17. Still be using that version now if it didn't crash all the time.

                                      [Mod edit: off-topic part removed. Such kind of discussion has ended and you lost the timming.]

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                                      • absolutetruth
                                        absolutetruth last edited by

                                        OPR/42.0.2374.0 here, still no fix. Really annoying bug/feature.

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by

                                          Still broken in stable version 41.0.2353.46. Hard to understand why a bug thats so annoying isn't being addressed.

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                                          • alobpreis
                                            alobpreis last edited by

                                            I just realized this also happens in Chrome and Vivaldi! So it seems it may be a Blink engine thing.

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