Disabling Auto Startup
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dowder46 last edited by
I've done both those things. And everything else suggested in this entire thread. Cannot find the culprit anywhere. And, since I share the problem with at least one other on this thread, not unique to me...
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426
Create another user account and log into it. If it doesn't happen there, you at least know it's probably localized to your regular account. If it does happen there too, then it seems like a system-wide thing. As in, that could tell you whether it's something in HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the registry.
You could search the whole registry for opera.exe or launcher.exe and see if there are any explicit commands that are launching Opera at startup.
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A Former User last edited by
@dowder46
If you tried using Autoruns and what's running Opera didn't show up, I'm extremely surprised!
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426
You could launch a command prompt (run the command prompt as admin, then as normal) and run:
control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms /page pageDefaultProgram
Then, select a program (say Firefox or anything but Opera), click "choose defaults for this program" and check everything you can. Then, check Opera to make sure it's not associated with anything. Then, if Opera still gets launched at startup, it most likely means that something is trying to launch Opera directly. If not, I'm guessing you'd see Firefox or something start launching on startup, which would mean that it's probably a file association action.
You could also launch process explorer, goto the opera.exe process and hover over it to see the command-line settings it was launched with. Or, you can right-click it, goto "properties" and then the "image" tab. The "Current Directory" value might give a clue as to where Opera was launched from. There's also an "Autostart Location" that might have something in it. There's also a "parent process" that if "non-existent" means that process is still open and you can hunt for it by id.
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dowder46 last edited by
@davehawley The only Opera related thing that shows up in Autoruns is (\Opera scheduled Autoupdate). I unchecked it and still have the problem. - Thank you for your input, though. I appreciate it.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@dowder46 said in Disabling Auto Startup:
@davehawley The only Opera related thing that shows up in Autoruns is (\Opera scheduled Autoupdate). I unchecked it and still have the problem. - Thank you for your input, though. I appreciate it.
davehawley about 3 hours ago @dowder46
@dowder46
If you tried using Autoruns and what's running Opera didn't show up, I'm extremely surprised!
dowder46
in your case The Auto Run thingy you ran just ruled out that opera is not automactic starting thru the start up processing.. *just say 'n.. -
A Former User last edited by
@dowder46
if ya did not run Autoruns as admin.. ya could run it one more time *perhaps.. -
A Former User last edited by
@dowder46
When Opera runs at system start, how does it display?
Does it open just with the Speed Dial displayed?
Presumably it doesn't go to a site?
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dowder46 last edited by
@davehawley it opens with the last sites I had open, plus three more speed dial windows open... just as someone else on this thread described it was happening for them... I appreciate all your help and thoughts, but this is too much for a neophyte like myself to handle. I'm going to go with option 2... and just put up with it. Unless you all tell me I'm leaving myself open to mischief...
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@dowder46 said in Disabling Auto Startup:
plus three more speed dial windows open
This suggests that Opera is launched 4 times with no arguments (no URL passed to it). The first time it starts up and for each of the next 3 times, a new tab is opened.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
go to settings and turn off run apps in the background.. restarted pc *may help..
or i may be confused with google chrome..
it may be called this now.. Background sync - Do not allow recently closed sites to finish sending and receiving dataalso look in here.. *Opened Run (Windows key + R) and typed in: shell:startup remove opera if its in there restart pc..
also i found this thread explaining that this is not an issue but a new Feature of Windows 10
+Programs autostart after boot+ - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_desktop/programs-autostart-after-boot-in-windows-10/09dd8d3e-7b36-45d1-9181-6587dd5d53ab?page=2 -
burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@nvmjustagirl said in Disabling Auto Startup:
also i found this thread explaining that this is not an issue but a new Feature of Windows 10
+Programs autostart after boot+ - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_desktop/programs-autostart-after-boot-in-windows-10/09dd8d3e-7b36-45d1-9181-6587dd5d53ab?page=2To avoid that, before shutting down or restarting the system, I'd close Opera and then check the task manager to check if all the opera processes are really closed. If some were still running, I'd kill them.
@nvmjustagirl said in Disabling Auto Startup:
go to settings and turn off run apps in the background.. restarted pc *may help..
or i may be confused with google chrome..
it may be called this now.. Background sync - Do not allow recently closed sites to finish sending and receiving dataI was wondering if that's Opera's name for Chromium's background app setting or if Background Sync is something for Opera Sync. Either way, disabling all extensions in Opera should rule this out. But, maybe one of Opera's apps in the sidebar keeps Opera running.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@burnout426 This may be a stretch *long shot since a win 10 update.. - The answer may be in Cortana settings .Open Cortana then go to the" pick up where I left off" and toggle that to off then save the settings. lol
also check this page out - Disable Apps Auto Reopening in Windows 10 - https://winaero.com/blog/disable-apps-auto-reopening-windows-10/
chome has this flag - chrome://flags and disable
Enable Push API background mode..
to sleepy to see if opera does..
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dowder46 last edited by
@nvmjustagirl I always turn everything off before shutting down. Added the step you suggested and checked the task manager. AND Turned off Apps running in the background. AND Turned off Cortana's Pick up wherre I left off. After all that, same result. Opera reopens in whatever way I left it, PLUS three additional speed dials.
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A Former User last edited by
@dowder46
Is Opera your default browser?
If so, try making something else, such as Internet Explorer, your default browser.
Does Opera still open automatically, or does IE open instead?
If IE opens instead, whatever it is that's doing it is opening the default browser, not Opera specifically, which may help to narrow things down.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@dowder46
Interesting, so whatever it is is specifically targetting Opera.
Curiouser and curiouser!
Sorry if this has already been asked, but what do you have Opera set to start with in its settings?
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dowder46 last edited by
continue where I left off - and before you say anything, I just tried changing that, for the first time - no effect. I had high hopes, though!
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A Former User last edited by
@dowder46
You anticipated my next question, which was to see if changing it affects anything!
I assume that whatever you have it set to that it does what it should do when you start Opera manually?
