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    [Solved]Opera tries to run on it's own

    Opera for Windows
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    • jackwhite9999
      jackwhite9999 last edited by

      Opera always tries to run in the background.

      There are a few other threads about stopping Opera from auto-updating, but that's while it's running. It's been suggested to change the Opera shortcut to ...\Opera\launcher.exe --disable-update
      I did that, which is how I know Opera always tries to run in the background, since because I changed that (I assume), it runs fine when I try to use the shortcut but crashes when it tries to run itself, as shown below. Why does it try to run, and more importantly, how can I disable it (without getting the crash message all the time)?

      Opera Internet Browser Has Stopped Working

      Problem Details:
      Problem signature:
      Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
      Application Name: launcher.exe_Opera Internet Browser
      Application Version: 43.0.2442.806
      Application Timestamp: 5894f03c
      Fault Module Name: launcher.exe
      Fault Module Version: 43.0.2442.806
      Fault Module Timestamp: 5894f03c
      Exception Code: 80000003
      Exception Offset: 00019fd7
      OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
      Locale ID: 1033
      Additional Information 1: 0a9e
      Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
      Additional Information 3: 0a9e
      Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        There are threads about using Windows to stop the background updater from running, but I forget how to do it.

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        • zalex108
          zalex108 last edited by

          You may try this:

          "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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          • jackwhite9999
            jackwhite9999 last edited by

            ^ Thanks zalex108. That seems to have worked. I looked there before but didn't see anything because I was quickly going through everything and it takes a couple seconds for the list too appear.

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