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    • sporty78
      sporty78 @sgunhouse last edited by

      @sgunhouse

      I should have been clear that I am running Win 7.

      However, I am still able to 'manually' check (and install) updates though.

      What is being 'updated' then? Firefox has an 'Extended Service Release'-Does Opera have an equivalent for Win 7 users?

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

          @sporty78 said :

          Q: Since the browser has the capacity to 'check for updates,' why is there an option to download the software again?

          For the situations where the auto update is not working, is blocked or no longer supports the version, what seems to be your case.

          Q: When cookies are cleared and the browser is closed and reopened, one, the Browser Menu Button is no longer Red and, two, the 'Get The Latest Security Update' Message is not longer listed. Why is that?

          Probably because the information was erased when you cleaned the cookies.

          Q: Are software updates enabled automatically by default?

          Yes, automatic updates are enabled by default in Opera

          Q: Is there a way to disable the software from automatically checking for updates?

          Yes, as said you can rename the auto updater executable.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

            @sporty78 Last update for version 95 and, therefore, for Windows 7 was released in October 2023.

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            • sgunhouse
              sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

              @sporty78 They had one for a while, but as far as I know stopped updating it spme time ago. When I'm on my home system I'll see when it was last updated.

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              • sporty78
                sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                @leocg

                Q: Am I correct that, within Settings, there is no option to disable the software from automatically checking for updates?'

                A:

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                  @sporty78 There's no way to disable automatic updates from inside Opera

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                  • sporty78
                    sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                    @leocg

                    I understand now about Auto Updates.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                      @sporty78 Probably nothing is being updated, Opera just checks and find nothing. Or, maybe, can't even check because the version is no longer supported.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                        @sporty78 Stop repeating the questions

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                          @sporty78 I guess it's clear enough that Opera no longer supports Windows 7.

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                          • sporty78
                            sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                            @leocg

                            As mentioned, as recent as a week ago, after clicking 'Menu->About Opera,' an install occurred, and, consequently, I was instructed to restart Opera.

                            'Again,' I ask: Since Firefox uses an 'ESR,' does Opera have one as well (or an equivalent?).

                            If someone' can find out and update this post, all of us would appreciate it.

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                            • leocg
                              leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                              @sporty78 It was already answered that Opera doesn't have it.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                                @sporty78 So, to what version was your Opera updated to?

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                                • sporty78
                                  sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                                  @leocg

                                  I listed it in my initial post: 95.0.4635.90.

                                  It does not make sense that I would be instructed to 'refresh' O weekly 'unless' an update 'of some form' took place.

                                  From memory, the '95' did not change but the '4653.90' portion did so.

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                                    @sporty78 Right, that was the last update for version 95 and was released in October 2023.

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                                    • sporty78
                                      sporty78 @leocg last edited by

                                      @leocg

                                      Thx.

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