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    Many layout features not working on Windows 10 as VirtualBox guest

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    • darthstark
      darthstark last edited by

      Many windows layout features are not working for me in Windows 10 running inside VirtualBox:

      • No suggestions are displayed under the address box when I start typing;

      • The toast with URLs is not being displayed when hovering over links;

      • When any sidebar app is clicked (i.e, Whatsapp), the entire browser stops responding to clicks, except for the Opera menu button. Clicking the menu button makes it start responding again.

      Running version 45.0.2552.812 (PGO). On version 42 everything was working (except the sidebar, of course).
      On my Windows 7 machine, everything works fine.

      I have no extensions installed. Actually I just uninstalled completely and reinstalled the browser, and the issue remains.

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      • darthstark
        darthstark last edited by

        Now I realized I can't even sign in to Sync, because no popup dialogs are working .

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        • darthstark
          darthstark last edited by

          Turns out it has nothing to do with VirtualBox. Adding -disable-dwm-composition fixes it.

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          • zalex108
            zalex108 last edited by

            Do you have guest additions installed?

            "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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            • invisiblemanzz
              invisiblemanzz last edited by

              I have the same problem. Can u pls tell me how to fix it? where do i have to add the command? sorry i'm have just started using opera recently and don't know what to do.

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              • zalex108
                zalex108 last edited by

                Welcome to Opera's forums @Invisiblemanzz!

                You have to create or mod an Opera's shortcut and add this switch in target:
                -disable-dwm-composition

                Path to Opera -disable-dwm-composition

                "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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