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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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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User last edited by

                                            Then its the HTML5 video rendering component of the engine. HTML5 videos in fullscreen are what trigger it here.
                                            No change in version 41.0.2353.56

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