If you found the the solution, despite the "Of Topic" you can share it for other users

And if your original problem has not solved even with a clean profile... the only solution for me it's to test in a Virtual Machine, then a Reset Pc if needed.

Best to all.

By the way, while I have you here, is there a way to get Opera to switch to a new Tab automatically when I 'right click' on a link (pop up menu 'Open Link in New Tab')?

It would be better to have a different topic to discuss it but as it may not take long, it can stay here for now.

Have you tried to press Ctrl or Shift or both while clicking on the menu?

Maybe I know things that others should.

Anyway... I thank you 2 for your assistance. And you are partially correct. I do not need VPN as much as I think. I became absorbed with the challenge as to why Opera was using up so much memory with it ON. The journey brought other things to my benefit such as DISM.

By the way, while I have you here, is there a way to get Opera to switch to a new Tab automatically when I 'right click' on a link (pop up menu 'Open Link in New Tab')? I always have to move pointer to the new tab and click it to see the newly opened tab. Am I missing something in 'Settings?

I would ask ‘why would anyone not want to use VPN?’

Maybe because not everyone is so paranoid?

Anyway, I asked just because if you didn't need to use VPN you could leave it off for now.

Question is “why is it using up so much memory with VPN ‘ON?”

And "why it doesn't affect everyone?".

I have enjoyed the Opera web browser for years and I hope to continue such for many more. Question is “why is it using up so much memory with VPN ‘ON?”

My work history includes being an electronics repair tech all the way back to 1979 when you checked individual components on a circuit board. I do not allow myself to be ‘beat up’ by a computer. (the price tag on my first 2 floppy drives was $1,200.00 in 1979 for a CMP based computer)

Anyway… I am still looking for a cause to this situation.

Well I have been digging deeper into the rabbit hole.

1. AV 100% un-installed and running without. No improvement. (run sys deep scan before removal)
2. Run DISM Clean-up at DOS command prompt. No improvement.
3. Track sys thru Task Manager and reduce excessive resource usage by Win Processes Service Host: Local Service (Win Update is major as I have it turned OFF in PC settings)
4. Run Malware and remove a few of those nasties.

With VPN 'ON' I have avoided videos on purpose and performed normal tasks with Opera browser... email, news sites etc. And within 20-30 minutes Opera begins occupying 600 to 950 Meg of memory. Computer response to my command get very slow, to the point where I have to close Opera and re-open it and start over.

Still searching.

Thank you for your help. I will keep you updated.

Can you guys suggest another AV program I can use

Kinda Off-topic but I would suggest Windows Defender.

Or try disabling it even in Boot to be fully sure.

:wait:

Well guess what!!
I just had a 'chat' with Frontier communications (my ISP) and their F-Secure Anti-Virus support people and they told me that "F-Secure Anti-virus is NOT compatible with the Opera browser." (Funny that it was before they did their update a few weeks ago)

Wow!!!
And didn't plan to fix it?¿ :eek:
They are crazy...

:wait:

AV? I can not suggest none in particular, I don't use them.
Long time ago I was playing with lightweight AV like Panda Cloud, Immunet Internet Security... they seems to be good. But depends on where you browse and where come from the USB Sticks :- )

Can you guys suggest another AV program I can use. (please don't say Norton)

Thanks.

Next move is to get rid of F-Secure Anti-Virus by Frontier communications phone Co. This problem started after F-Secure updated their software weeks ago.

Any suggestions on a different Anti-Virus software I could use???

Thanks

is always Youtube that messes up

And do you know if it happens when running videos on any formats and/or codecs or if it happens just with specific ones?

"Did you try to delete third part data?" I clear browsing data several times a day "since the beginning of time" with all field boxes checked, which clears third party data. I also use MAXA cookie manager and remove cookies often.

All other video formats play fine with VPN ON

And which one don't play fine?

Did you try to delete third part data?

I did a complete Opera uninstall - install. 43.0.2442.1144 (PGO).

Disabled "hardware acceleration." enabled VPN.
Immediately ran a YouTube video and within 4-5 minutes the same problem. Video starts to act like it is buffering, my pointer movement stops responding and it takes about 3 minutes before 'Task Manager' will open as everything I try to do has a very delayed response.

Restart Opera and 'Task Manager.' Now VPN is turned OFF at the address bar.
Play YouTube Vid and monitor activity with 'Task Manager.'
After 10 minutes video is fine and Opera memory usage is stable at 105 Meg. CPU usage= 24%.
Turn VPN "ON" and instantly Opera memory usage is rising every 5 seconds. I turn VPN "OFF" and Mem usage stops rising and stays at 183 Meg. CPU usage= 29%. (the Mem usage did not change until I turnrd VPN back ON several minutes later.

In short I played the video for 18 minutes. Turned VPN ON/OFF at 2 minutes intervals. Opera memory usage increased rapidly with VPN ON and the usage never dropped during the off period. Mem usage got to the 987 Meg level and the computer was almost dead in the water, as they say.

APP's running only, Opera & Task Manager. In"Background Process's there were "3" Opera Browser (32 bit) listed with the first in the list was using 39% of CPU. Other 2 were not doing anything.

There are some observations and I recall an "Out of Memory" error when this started weeks ago.

All other video formats play fine with VPN ON including movies.
Strange stuff. (last night I watched The Twilight Zone and X-Files they were normal.)

If you have tested with a clean profile and tested with/without HW Acceleration then... I don't know what could it be.

With an Opera portable version or beta or Dev, could be tested too if you like.

Despite you don't use extensions, just check it in Opera://extensions
Otherwise, some AV install it's own browser extension (Although I do not think it's the problem)

"What the bleep do we know" xD :sherlock:

I have also deleted the contents of the Opera cache folder. I have also turned off the "deep" monitoring of my virus protection software with no positive results. I may do a total un-install/install of Opera as there could be some form of corruption or undetected virus within Opera.

I did get an "out of memory" message once, and as I recall, that showed up before the VPN/YouTube trouble started. That may be noteworthy as once while I monitored Opera using 'Task Manager' I saw 'memory usage' at 989 Meg. As it approached that figure the video froze up more frequently with time. That alone seems out of bounds.

Next move is to contact my virus protection support for any known problems. "Down the Rabbit hole."

Thank you again.
RH

With VPN "ON" YouTube videos cause Opera to slowly (a few minutes) decay in performance

This may be expected as the connection needs to go through VPN servers, what adds another step to it.

Opera Not Responding” message shows at the top of the browser when I try to close the program.

This is unexpected.

I remember have seen some people complaining about 'out of memory' issues with VPN enabled.

Maybe your issue is related.

NOTE: I do not use any extensions or SYNC, also I use Opera on 1 computer only so I did nothing regarding these parameters.

Sync also create a copy on the cloud, after create a new profile or reinstall your data will be downloaded to the new profile, despite you use just one device.

Weird behavior
Did you rename/delete cache too?
Is there any software monitoring net connections¿?

I don't know what could be the problem. Full uninstall / install? You may try it to find out the problem.