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    • burnout426
      burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

      Lots of users (usually Opera GX specifically) get this problem. Still haven't been able to pin down the cause, but temporarily create a new user account on Windows and try Opera GX there.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        The problem seemed like it began from the Widgets folder. You need to Rename or remove the Widgets folder and then open opera again. Let me know if it has worked.

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        • burnout426
          burnout426 Volunteer @Guest last edited by

          @naheed What widgets folder are you referring to?

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          • jryc
            jryc Opera last edited by

            @aquarigger Hi! Could you please add environmental variable like "OPERA_CRASH_EMAIL=your@mail.com"
            It will be helpful to get an info from you. I suspect some crash at startup. Thanks!

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              @aquarigger i have the same issue with both opera gx and normal opera
              i still have not found a solution but have been looking for people with the same issue and found you

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              • jryc
                jryc Opera @Guest last edited by

                @flymah14 Hey! I have few questions regarding this problem. We are trying to solve it 🙂 Do you have some AntiVirus software installed? Could you please check the installation directory. Default is c:\Program Files\Opera GX\ or c:\Program Files\Opera\ there is a file installer_prefs.json, please open it and check what value do you have of "single_profile": - true or false? Thanks in advance!

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User @jryc last edited by A Former User

                    @jryc ok so I have an antivirus installed now but when I first tried to download it I didn't have it
                    the install path that is automatically used is C:\Users\harcs\AppData\Local\Programs and the single_profile value is false
                    please let me know if there is anything I can do
                    my computer is a dell and my os is windows
                    my friends have all been able to install it without a problem and I would very much like to know why it is happening to me

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @burnout426 last edited by

                      @burnout426 The widget folder is located in Opera\widgets. You need to locate it and then rename or remove it.

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                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                        @naheed I don't have that folder and have never seen it.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          @naheed said in It won't open:

                          The widget folder is located in Opera\widgets.

                          @burnout426 So sorry, I think I haven't guided you properly. So, the folder is located in somewhere Program Files or C:\Users > [username] > AppData > Local > Opera > Widgets. Check it and let me know if it helps.

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                            @naheed Such folder doesn't exist. There aren't even widgets in Opera.

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                            • resl
                              resl last edited by

                              I just installed OperaGX and every time I want to open it, it immediately crashes. I only see the animation thing when I try to open it but then it won't do anything else. I also looked in the Taskmanager wether it was there or not, but I couldn't find anything...
                              What could I do to fix this?

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                              • farlost
                                farlost last edited by

                                My opera gx does not open at all, i tried everything and it still wont open. when i try to open it it opens up then cloeses right out after, can someone help mke fix this problem?

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                                • burnout426
                                  burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                                  See https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/j5fstq/opera_opera_gx_not_opening_or_opening_and_closing/ for what you can do to help Opera find the problem and fix it.

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                                  • burnout426
                                    burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                                    Please see https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/j5fstq/opera_opera_gx_not_opening_or_opening_and_closing/ for what you need to do if you have this problem.

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                                    • burnout426
                                      burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

                                      Is anyone here making use of the Microsoft Family feature (Mircosoft Family & Safety) in Windows (Settings > accounts -> Family & other users in Windows 10, parental controls I think in Windows 7)? If so, that's likely the problem. Opera is being blocked access from running (which causes it to start and close) and you need to allow it in the family settings for each user.

                                      See the edit in this post for more info.

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                                      • burnout426
                                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

                                        Is anyone here making use of the Microsoft Family feature (Mircosoft Family & Safety) in Windows (Settings > accounts -> Family & other users in Windows 10, parental controls I think in Windows 7)? If so, that's likely the problem. Opera is being blocked access from running (which causes it to start and close) and you need to allow it in the family settings for each user.

                                        See the edit in this post for more info.

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                                        • aquarigger
                                          aquarigger @burnout426 last edited by

                                          @burnout426 thank you this helped me and it works now

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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User last edited by
                                            • Windows

                                            • Cant figure out the version but it should be latestOPera gx sc.jpg
                                              So the problem is that when I open up opera gx the web doesn't show up It opens up in task manager and as you can see the opera gx loading animation shows up but as soon as the animations done nothing happens. It work for me before when I first got it but after uninstalling to update the web didn't work anymore so i uninstalled it for like 5 months and now trying again and still doesn't work. I even tried looking inside task manager to see if it was stacking there but there's nothing there so i don't know what to do. I tried most of the steps on the post talking about opera gx problems but look like it still doesn't work.

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