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    • weyouny
      weyouny last edited by

      I don't have chrome but I tried those same steps using both Microsoft Edge, and firefox, no dice. despite disabling the default browser check opera STILL brings up the settings window constantly.

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      • jamesmcharks
        jamesmcharks last edited by

        Hi Weyouny, I believe you have to use Chrome, using the steps I have outlined above, as Chrome does something to fix the API problem which is effecting both Opera AND Firefox.

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        • weyouny
          weyouny last edited by

          downloaded and installed chrome, tried your fix again, still doesn't work. uninstalling chrome (and possibly opera if this keeps up, so bloody annoying)

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          • shoorfandrey
            shoorfandrey last edited by

            There is no need to use other browsers. Solution:

            1. Open Opera.
            2. In Win10 system dialog choose: default settings for all applications.
            3. Close Opera.
            4. Open Opeara. Enter Opera settings. Choose "browser" -> "Set as default browser".
            5. Now in just opened Win10 system app associations dialog choose Opera browser for web navigating.
            6. Done. Restart Opera.
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            • weyouny
              weyouny last edited by

              That actually worked for me! Thanks so much! Now I just have to go fix all my other file associations back since microsoft retook over all my media files -.-

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                There is no need to use other browsers. Solution:

                1. Open Opera.
                2. In Win10 system dialog choose: default settings for all applications.
                3. Close Opera.
                4. Open Opeara. Enter Opera settings. Choose "browser" -> "Set as default browser".
                5. Now in just opened Win10 system app associations dialog choose Opera browser for web navigating.
                6. Done. Restart Opera.

                Hi I tried the instructions above but fall short when I get to No 4 I don't have the option to choose a default browser! take a look at this screen shot https://postimg.org/image/nwjmc01mf/ and tell me what I have done wrong please.

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                • shoorfandrey
                  shoorfandrey last edited by

                  john164
                  It means that Opera already set as default brauser. Maybe you do wrong on step 2: http://fileinfo.com/img/help/windows_10_system_settings.png "Reset to the Microsoft recommended default"

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    john164
                    It means that Opera already set as default brauser. Maybe you do wrong on step 2: http://fileinfo.com/img/help/windows10system_settings.png "Reset to the Microsoft recommended default"

                    Re-setting to Microsoft recommended default did the trick Thank You.

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                    • raphael-mioche
                      raphael-mioche last edited by

                      Hi,

                      in fact the shoorfandrey's solution works very well, thanks !

                      To set Opera as the default APP for Mails (in Opera settings: mailto => mail.google.com, and in Windows default APPS => Opera), when restarting Opera it doesn't work the Windows Default APPS reopened again.

                      Any idea ?

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                      • virurla
                        virurla last edited by

                        Thanks for the help, my Windows 10 settings no longer opens when I open my browser. \m/

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