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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

      Open Opera's task manager and see what is that process by checking the PID number.

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      • thelittlebrowserthatcould
        thelittlebrowserthatcould last edited by

        PID 2992

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

          PID 2992

          And that process is....?

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          • thelittlebrowserthatcould
            thelittlebrowserthatcould last edited by

            Apologies, I assumed the PID would remain constant, perhaps due to an earlier Windows version.

            The process is: Browser.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              Check if the problem happens in a standalone installation.

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              • thelittlebrowserthatcould
                thelittlebrowserthatcould last edited by

                Thanks: I installed https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/36.0.2130.32/win/Opera_36.0.2130.32_Setup.exe into a separate folder, not into a sub-folder of the usual installation directory, and it's been running fine for over a day.

                I was somewhat surprised, though relieved, to see it had imported my bookmarks, speed dial and extensions from the prior runaway Stable installation.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  @thelittlebrowserthatcould

                  Welcome here on the new forums! :cheers:
                  To properly display your input, use Markdown: there are reserved symbols - for formatting of the text, - and there are those to escape such formatting.

                  https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/36.0.2130.32/win/Opera_36.0.2130.32_Setup.exe
                  (Using angular brackets for proper displaying of links/URLs.)
                  ☕

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                    and it's been running fine for over a day.

                    Most probably some configuration or corrupted file was causing the issue.

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                    • thelittlebrowserthatcould
                      thelittlebrowserthatcould last edited by

                      Thanks, joshl.

                      Blink with extensions is getting more comfortable -- my username recalls the days of the download fitting on a floppy.

                      Session Buddy (a Chrome extension) recorded over 400 tabs open before the problems, so maybe I was flying too close to the sun.

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                      • thelittlebrowserthatcould
                        thelittlebrowserthatcould last edited by

                        Just to let you know, the problem has re-occurred.

                        Now with 40.0.2308.62 Stable, still with Windows 7 64-bit, 8 GB RAM.

                        All extensions, plug-ins and JavaScript disabled.

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