Opera freeze when startup
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Gravity667 last edited by
Opera freezes every time I launch it.
If a window stays open, no problem, but as soon as I close it and open it, it freezes for 10-20 seconds since the last update.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426
Regular Opera (Opera One) or Opera GX?
What specific Opera version? Since Opera won't open, you'll have to look in the install folder in "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs" to see what's the latest version folder.
In a command prompt, you can launch Opera like this:
"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\opera.exe" --disable-gpu --disable-extensions --no-experiments(adjust the path to your opera.exe)
Does Opera launch like that?
If you want to start over fresh, you can rename the "Opera Stable" folders in both "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software".
If you haven't restarted Windows, do that too.
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Gravity667 last edited by
Opera GX LVL6 (core: 113.0.5230.75)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/127.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 OPR/113.0.0.0
Yeah with the command it doesn't freeze, how can i put these commands into my opera.exe without a .bat?
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@Gravity667 said in Opera freeze when startup:
Yeah with the command it doesn't freeze, how can i put these commands into my opera.exe without a .bat?
First, start Opera that way. When it starts, goto the URL
opera://flagsand reset your flags. Then, close Opera and try to start it normally (don't use the relaunch button in flags in this case). If it still doesn't start normally, start Opera with that command again, goto the URLopera://extensions, disable all your extensions, close Opera and try to start it normally. If it still doesn't start, start it with that command again, goto the URLopera://settings/system, disable "Use graphics acceleration when available, close Opera (don't use the relaunch button) and try to start it normally. -
Gravity667 last edited by
@burnout426 i tried everything, opera still freeze 10-20 seconds after launch
the only thing that worked was the .bat with the commands you gave me
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426
@Gravity667 Does a test standalone installation of Opera GX to a folder named "Opera GX Test" on your desktop run fine?
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KuzoGaki last edited by
Opera freeze when start up happened to me since last night
It's normal and work finer until last night to now
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@Gravity667 As expected, since you are using a different profile directory.
It also means that something on your current profile directory may be causing the freezing.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@Gravity667 Something is probably messed up with your profile folder then. Or, Opera GX's program files are messed up where you need to uninstall (don't choose to delete your data when uninstalling) and reinstall Opera GX.
Also, try just:
"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\opera.exe" --disable-gpuor
"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\opera.exe" --no-experimentsor
"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\opera.exe" --disable-extensionsDoes just one of those help and if so, which one?
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@Gravity667 said in Opera freeze when startup:
how can i put these commands into my opera.exe without a .bat?
Right-click on your desktop, goto "New" and choose "Shortcut". In the Create Shortcut dialog, browse to opera.exe in Opera GX's install folder and click next, then name shortcut "Opera GX Workaround" and click finish.
Then, right-click on the "Opera GX Workaround" shortcut, goto "properties", switch to the "Shortcut" tab and edit the command in the target field to contain the command-line switches you want. Then, click apply and OK out. Then, use that shortcut to start Opera.
That will make it easier until you sort things out.
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M4ZUT0 last edited by
@burnout426 I'm experiencing the same problems this other guy has. I tried everything noted above, and messed with the prompts, extensions, deleting every extension... Nothing seems to work, probably Opera GX messed up something with their update, because I wasn't even using my workstation for a few days, and suddenly opera doesn't want to work
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MageGrayWolf last edited by
@Gravity667
I was having this exact same problem starting just last night. It would freeze after a few seconds after opening. I followed the suggestion of opening Opera GX through the command prompt and it worked.
"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\opera.exe" --disable-gpu --disable-extensions --no-experimentsI then went to Menu > Update & Recovery and checked for updates. The browser updated and I restarted the browser. I then closed the browser and opened it normally and it worked.
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Kangur007 last edited by
Hello @burnout426,
I don't think it's something on @Gravity667 's end.I have exactly the same issue- I can use Opera GX for around 5-10s and then it is unusable.
If you check this video, you can notice that many users have exactly the same issue as described in this thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1bt1cHvj4k&t=41s&ab_channel=AnswerLabThe same story with people on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/OperaGX/comments/1fcyc2g/opera_gx_freezing_on_launch/The solution, that helped me it so go to C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable and delete History file.
@Gravity667 let us know if it helps
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Gravity667 last edited by
Yeah, deleting the history file worked for me, thanks!
it's frustrating to lose your history for such a small bug, I hope the developers will fix it soon
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FabioB74 last edited by
Had exactly the same issue at the same moment and tried to update and also uninstall and re-install without success.
But finally this solution suggested in the tread so far has worked fine for me:
goto the URL opera://flags and reset your flags.
