Opera cannot establish connection - timing out

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Unfortunately, no. After just a few minutes, my Opera continued to time out. My connection is good. I don't think I'm using a proxy. Windows Defender miiiight be messing up Opera (firewall?). How can I figure out that?

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"This site can't be reached.
www.twitch.tv

Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
Running Windows Network Diagnostics
Check your internet connection.
Check any cables and reboot any routers, modems, or other network devices you may be using.

Allow Opera to access the network in your firewall or antivirus settings.
If it is already listed as a program allowed to access the network, try removing it from the list and adding it again.

If you use a proxy server…
Check your proxy settings or contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. If you don't believe you should be using a proxy server: Go to the Main menu > Settings > Change proxy settings… > LAN Settings and deselect "Use a proxy server for your LAN".

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That is the error screen that displays when the page (twitch.tv in this case, but also Facebook, google & cnn, etc.) times out.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Try the steps at https://forums.opera.com/topic/23068/instructions-on-posting-about-problems-in-opera-for-computers

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Thank you. Unfortunately, the issue of timing out persists. I cannot reach Facebook or Google. I have disabled all extensions, disabled ad blocker, reset all settings to default, I created a clean profile/directory & I've confirmed using Edge that my connection & the webpages are not themselves down. I don't know how to reset "flags". I don't know what "flags" are.

However, I've included below a snip of the version of Opera I'm using.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Did you try disabling antivirus and other security related softwares?

Can you plugtl the Ethernet cable on your laptop and see if it works?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg That worked! It works! I disabled my Windows Defender. (I also tested the Ethernet cable on my laptop, and that worked, too) But disabling my Windows Defender worked!..... But now how do I tell Windows Defender that Opera isn't bad? When I re-enabled Windows Defender, the original issue began occurring again. So we've isolated it to Windows Defender.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Try checking Windows Defender settings. Here it never blocked Opera.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Thank you. I've "Added an Exclusion" for Opera. See pic. It does seem to have solved the timing out problem.

However, hopefully you can give one more opinion. I've never needed an exclusion for Opera before, so I'm unsure why I need one now. I'm worried that using the "exclusion" will allow malware & bad data into my computer through Opera. Is there anything else I can do?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

This is terribly confusing. Now Opera works for some sites, but YouTube won't work - even with the Exclusion. I tried to load YouTube, and Opera timed out again. #frustrated

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Unfortunately, this issue has not been resolved. Windows Defender appears to be preventing Opera from making reliable connections. Other browsers work. STEAM works, too, since I can download games & play online. Microsoft Outlook works, since I can check my email via the app. But! Windows Defender is not permitting Opera to do its thing.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I have this same problem, after Windows 10 update.