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    [Solved]Disabling splash screen & changelog after an update

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    • waggers5
      waggers5 last edited by leocg 4 Nov 2023, 14:06 13 May 2023, 10:27

      I'm fine with having auto-updates on, but I don't want my browsing experience interrupted every time there's been an update. I want to open the browser and just use it.

      Instead, after an update I get a little splash screen, a jingle plays, and the browser opens a tab telling me all about the latest update. Is there any way to turn that off?

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        leocg NobodyImportant Braken121 3 Replies Last reply 10 Jun 2023, 15:08
      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @waggers5 last edited by 13 May 2023, 10:40

        @waggers5 There isn't as far as I know.

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        • NobodyImportant
          NobodyImportant @waggers5 last edited by 17 May 2023, 19:15

          Agreed. Would love to be able to turn this off. I'm even fine with the changelog tab, but the splash screen is very obtrusive

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          • Braken121
            Braken121 @waggers5 last edited by 10 Jun 2023, 15:08

            @waggers5 Try turning this off 0b22090d-24cd-4b6d-acf0-85e99de5df1a-image.png

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              waggers5 kikonen 2 Replies Last reply 27 Jul 2023, 21:11
            • waggers5
              waggers5 @Braken121 last edited by 12 Jun 2023, 09:36

              @braken121 That's already switched off. That setting is for the splash screen to display every time, but it seems to have no effect on launching after an update.

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                Braken121 2 Replies Last reply 13 Jun 2023, 20:41
              • Braken121
                Braken121 @waggers5 last edited by 13 Jun 2023, 20:32

                @waggers5 might be a bug then

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                  leocg 1 Reply Last reply 13 Jun 2023, 20:46
                • Braken121
                  Braken121 @waggers5 last edited by 13 Jun 2023, 20:41

                  @waggers5 i researched some more on some other posts. Its not possible to make it not happen after an update. Sorry for the bad news. Although you could request for this to not happen.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Braken121 last edited by 13 Jun 2023, 20:46

                    @braken121 Not a bug, it was designed to work that way.

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                      Braken121 kikonen 2 Replies Last reply 27 Jul 2023, 21:12
                    • Braken121
                      Braken121 @leocg last edited by 15 Jun 2023, 14:05

                      @leocg i already said that i found that out i think.

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                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 15 Jun 2023, 16:12

                        https://www.google.com/search?q=prevent+specific+exe+from+running might help to block any opera_gx_splash.exe from running. Something to investigate at least.

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                        • kikonen
                          kikonen @Braken121 last edited by 27 Jul 2023, 21:11

                          @braken121 Not seeing such option in Opera 100

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                            leocg 1 Reply Last reply 27 Jul 2023, 21:14
                          • kikonen
                            kikonen @leocg last edited by 27 Jul 2023, 21:12

                            @leocg I call it a bug, since nobody would want such nuisance startup sound

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                              leocg 1 Reply Last reply 27 Jul 2023, 21:13
                            • leocg
                              leocg Moderator Volunteer @kikonen last edited by 27 Jul 2023, 21:13

                              @kikonen A bug is when something doesn't work as should, as it was designed to work.

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                                cmspencer 1 Reply Last reply 31 Oct 2023, 22:20
                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @kikonen last edited by 27 Jul 2023, 21:14

                                @kikonen I can still see it in Opera GX installation directory.

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                                • Tharonsik
                                  Tharonsik last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 12:11

                                  Hello!

                                  From the directory where Opera is installed (eg: c:\Program Files\Opera\101.0.4843.25) - delete the file: opera_gx_splash.exe

                                  After deleting the splash screen does not appear

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                                    Akhenaton 1 Reply Last reply 2 Sept 2023, 07:01
                                  • Akhenaton
                                    Akhenaton @Tharonsik last edited by 2 Sept 2023, 07:01

                                    @tharonsik Excellent it works.

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                                      WaldoAwesome 1 Reply Last reply 20 Nov 2023, 09:37
                                    • EkStrod
                                      EkStrod last edited by 10 Sept 2023, 12:49

                                      Suggestions of go to Opera://flags and you end up in Experiments table to disable the splash screen don't work.
                                      Correct method: find the opera files location by right clicking the Opera icon and click on file location...… find your last instalment of programme in folder something like 102.0.488.....open that and scroll to splash gx. exe …delete this.
                                      It should work

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                                      • cmspencer
                                        cmspencer @leocg last edited by 31 Oct 2023, 22:20

                                        @leocg If it's designed to be annoying, then correct it's not a bug.
                                        😉

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                                          leocg Tharonsik 2 Replies Last reply 3 Nov 2023, 21:57
                                        • leocg
                                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @cmspencer last edited by 31 Oct 2023, 23:38

                                          @cmspencer It's designed to show up when there is an update, and that's what it does.

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                                          • Tharonsik
                                            Tharonsik @cmspencer last edited by Tharonsik 3 Nov 2023, 21:58 3 Nov 2023, 21:57

                                            @cmspencer
                                            It's just a pity that it doesn't appear once... just over and over and over again. It would be nice to be able for the user to decide for themselves...

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                                              kikonen 1 Reply Last reply 3 Nov 2023, 22:22
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