• Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Rules
    • Help

    Do more on the web, with a fast and secure browser!

    Download Opera browser with:

    • built-in ad blocker
    • battery saver
    • free VPN
    Download Opera

    Opera portable (USB) cannot be pinned to taskbar properly

    Opera for Windows
    4
    8
    4143
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • shadowlmd
      shadowlmd last edited by

      Hello.

      I love Opera for being officially a portable browser for all who wants it that way. But there is a problem with pinning Opera to taskbar in Windows 7+. This is because launcher.exe application quits as soon as it launches opera.exe from a subfolder. So if I pin launcher.exe, I will end up with 2 Opera icons on taskbar when Opera is running (one being launcher.exe and one being real running Opera). If I pin opera.exe to taskbar, I will always launch specific Opera version and autoupdate feature will eventually break the shortcut by removing old version.

      Is it possible to rename launcher.exe to opera.exe and let it remain running after launching real opera.exe? Google Chrome and most chromium based browsers are working this was and have no problems with pinning to taskbar.

      Reply Quote 0
        1 Reply Last reply
      • iyazak
        iyazak last edited by

        you need a tool to manage please download it http://www.portableapps.com thank you

        Reply Quote 0
          1 Reply Last reply
        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          Don't pin the laucher.exe

          Open Opera and then pin it right-clicking the icon in the task bar. It'll pin it correctly that way.

          Originally posted by iyazak:

          you need a tool to manage please download it http://www.portableapps.com thank you

          There's no need to download anything from this third-party, the official Opera installer supports standalone installations / USB natively.

          Reply Quote 0
            1 Reply Last reply
          • shadowlmd
            shadowlmd last edited by

            Originally posted by iyazak:

            you need a tool to manage please download it http://www.portableapps.com thank you

            They still have old 12.16 version. And I already have it anyway. This topic is not about PortableApps, it's about Opera in portable install mode.

            Reply Quote 0
              1 Reply Last reply
            • shadowlmd
              shadowlmd last edited by

              Originally posted by rafaelluik:

              Don't pin the laucher.exe
              Open Opera and then pin it right-clicking the icon in the task bar. It'll pin it correctly that way.

              This will pin fixed Opera version to taskbar. And when Opera is updated, this shortcut will still call old binary. This is not what I want. But looks like Opera handles this and when old binary called, it launches new binary. And Windows then updates shortcut. So I guess this is sorted, even though it's not a good way.

              Reply Quote 0
                1 Reply Last reply
              • sgunhouse
                sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                Note that happens also with a regular install if you didn't select to have the installer pin it for you.

                Reply Quote 0
                  1 Reply Last reply
                • shadowlmd
                  shadowlmd last edited by

                  Originally posted by shadowlmd:

                  But looks like Opera handles this and when old binary called, it launches new binary. And Windows then updates shortcut. So I guess this is sorted, even though it's not a good way.

                  Actually, no, it's not sorted. After two updates my taskbar shortcut became invalid because it was pointing to a deleted binary. So, I really think it should be addressed properly. The best way is to inherit Chrome's behaviour: rename launcher.exe to opera.exe and make it not exit after launching real opera.exe.

                  Reply Quote 0
                    1 Reply Last reply
                  • shadowlmd
                    shadowlmd last edited by

                    I guess no one cares, as usual.

                    Reply Quote 0
                      1 Reply Last reply
                    • First post
                      Last post

                    Computer browsers

                    • Opera for Windows
                    • Opera for Mac
                    • Opera for Linux
                    • Opera beta version
                    • Opera USB

                    Mobile browsers

                    • Opera for Android
                    • Opera Mini
                    • Opera Touch
                    • Opera for basic phones

                    • Add-ons
                    • Opera account
                    • Wallpapers
                    • Opera Ads

                    • Help & support
                    • Opera blogs
                    • Opera forums
                    • Dev.Opera

                    • Security
                    • Privacy
                    • Cookies Policy
                    • EULA
                    • Terms of Service

                    • About Opera
                    • Press info
                    • Jobs
                    • Investors
                    • Become a partner
                    • Contact us

                    Follow Opera

                    • Opera - Facebook
                    • Opera - Twitter
                    • Opera - YouTube
                    • Opera - LinkedIn
                    • Opera - Instagram

                    © Opera Software 1995-