Opera GX 136.0.6008.50 crashing repeatedly on startup – possible Chromium/DirectWrite font issue

[sumyark]

sumyark last edited by

Since updating to Opera GX 136.0.6008.50, Opera GX has started crashing repeatedly immediately after launching. The browser opens, crashes, automatically reopens, crashes again, and after several attempts it finally shuts down.

The problem also occurs when interacting with the address bar. In my case, simply typing a character can cause Opera GX to crash immediately.

I have already tried recovering and reinstalling Opera GX, but the problem persists. This makes me think the issue is not caused by my profile or installation, but rather by the current Opera GX build itself.

Opera GX 136 is based on Chromium 152, and the crash appears to be related to Chromium's Windows font/DirectWrite subsystem. The crash may involve dwrite_font_proxy_impl_win.cc, where Chromium performs checks while handling Windows fonts. If this is the same issue, it could explain why Opera crashes as soon as certain parts of the interface or fonts are loaded.

There are also other recent reports from users experiencing very similar crash loops after the latest update.

Could the Opera GX team confirm whether this is a known issue in 136.0.6008.50 and whether a fix is already being prepared?

For now, it seems that the only real solution may be to wait for a new Opera GX update containing the Chromium crash fix.

[dordob]

dordob Opera @sumyark last edited by

@sumyark Thanks, we are working on a fix

[dordob]

dordob Opera last edited by

Hello! We’ve just released version 136.0.6008.67, which fixes this crash. Please download the offline installer from our servers to update your browser—you don't need to uninstall your current version first.

[sumyark]

sumyark @dordob last edited by

@dordob
It’s working correctly now. Thank you very much for the quick fix and for your help!