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    (Windows 10) System settings open when i open opera??

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    • ogehr
      ogehr last edited by

      Same, ocurring since the last update on every start. Fix please!

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      • mancin
        mancin last edited by

        Same here.

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        • jamesmcharks
          jamesmcharks last edited by

          Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!! 😃

          Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.

          Thanks!

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          • eacros4916
            eacros4916 last edited by

            Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
            Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
            Thanks!

            This worked perfectly! Thank you so much for the tip. I followed all of the steps and I now do not have that annoying Settings page opening. Yay!

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            • radistao
              radistao last edited by

              same trouble. please, fix it

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              • kuba5555
                kuba5555 last edited by

                Same here. Is there any fix to it?

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  Same here. Is there any fix to it?

                  Have you tried the solution proposed in this topic?

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                  • kuba5555
                    kuba5555 last edited by

                    Same here. Is there any fix to it?

                    Have you tried the solution proposed in this topic?

                    Yes, but it didn't work.

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                    • scottwhatever
                      scottwhatever last edited by

                      Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
                      Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
                      Thanks!

                      That worked for me. Thanks!

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                      • matteopizzico
                        matteopizzico last edited by

                        Now there are "control panel" and "settings" that intermingle and overlap, connecting to each other and at times contradicting.

                        I think that new "settings" is unstable and, at now, classic control panel is safer.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          I followed the proposed solution to the letter, but it doesn't work for me. Any other ideas?

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                          • igor-fp
                            igor-fp last edited by

                            Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
                            Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
                            Thanks!

                            Same problem. This works fine for me. Thank you

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                            • gtghip
                              gtghip last edited by

                              Seriously people the first answer fixed the problem for me. Thank You 'leocg' you da man.................
                              RIGHT click the Start Button.
                              Click Control Panel.
                              Click Default Programs.
                              Click Set Your Default Programs.
                              Scroll to Opera Stable and Click it.
                              Click Set This Program as Default - Use the selected program to open all file types and protocols it can open by default.
                              Click OK and Close the Control Panel.
                              Close Opera if open and then open Opera.
                              Bob's your Uncle

                              Thank You leocg
                              Try going to control panel and set Opera as default application for everything it can handle.

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                              • dyckenson
                                dyckenson last edited by

                                Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
                                Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
                                Thanks!

                                Worked for me. Thanks!

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                                • jaburmester
                                  jaburmester last edited by

                                  Has anyone found a solution.

                                  I do not want Chrome (if I had Chrome I would not have Opera a far superior browser in my mind) and I have tried

                                  RIGHT click the Start Button. Click Control Panel. Click Default Programs. Click Set Your Default Programs. Scroll to Opera Stable and Click it. Click Set This Program as Default - Use the selected program to open all file types and protocols it can open by default. Click OK and Close the Control Panel. Close Opera if open and then open Opera.

                                  Bob's NOT your Uncle as this does not work.

                                  Will have to live with it until new version appears unless someone has another solution.

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                                  • alexvy86
                                    alexvy86 last edited by

                                    This seems to have worked for me: close Opera, go to C:\Users<your_user>\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable (got this path from the About page), open the "Preferences" file in your text editor of choice, look for "check_default_browser", change its value from true to false, save your changes, and start Opera. I've restarted Opera several times and the Settings window didn't come up again. The value in the Preferences file switched back to true (I guess the first time I opened Opera again) but the Settings window is not coming up anymore.

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                                    • jaburmester
                                      jaburmester last edited by

                                      Did not work for me alexvy86.

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                                      • lifegrain
                                        lifegrain last edited by

                                        Hello Everyone, I was having the same problem, but I think I might have found a solution. From my understanding, it is something to do with the API to Windows that Opera uses to set itself as the default browser causing the issue. However, Chrome has fixed this issue with the API. Therefore, I set Chrome as the default through Windows Settings > System > Default Apps, then opened Opera and selected 'No' when asked if I wanted to set Opera as the default, and checked not to show this message again. I then closed Opera, opened Chrome, navigated to any web page, then closed Chrome. I then went back into Windows Settings and set Opera as the default, opened Opera and NO SETTING POPPED UP!!
                                        Hopefully this will work for you too! - Please let me know if it does and I will post the solution on other forums to help others having the same issue.
                                        Thanks!

                                        this kinda works,but i made microsoft edge and windows default mail program to default,then to set google chrome to default,then set opera to default
                                        also starting opera after every step to check,then closing opera again

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                                        • elongman
                                          elongman last edited by

                                          jamesmcharks' solution worked perfectly for me on Windows 10 64-bit.

                                          THANKS!

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                                          • mbyhl
                                            mbyhl last edited by

                                            I fixed this by setting Mail as my default email app.

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