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    How to disable changing settings?

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    • dunno12345
      dunno12345 last edited by

      Hello.

      I would like to know how I can disable changing the settings in Opera. I have found out that the settings are saved in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\preferences. If I make this file read-only, the settings will always go back to its previous state when I re-start Opera, but I can still change the settings for the current session (seems like the temporary settings are saved into a different file somewhere). I would like to block changing the settings completely and at all times. Is this possible in any way?

      Thank you in advance for your help.

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        I don't think there is a way to do it.

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        • zalex108
          zalex108 last edited by

          I've tried copying my Prefs, Current Session and Local State to a new profile and put them as Read only and the trick seems to work.
          Any change during the sessions is temporary saved but once restarted keeps my original settings.

          Don't know if the temporary settings are saved into another file or into the Ram, until the reboot, take a look here too.
          I used a modified shortcut pointing to that profile to run it.

          Maybe not just put the file as Read only but delete unneeded users from Security tab.

          --

          Opera Stable - Latest version
          Windows 10 x64 AU - Professional

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

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          • dunno12345
            dunno12345 last edited by

            zalex108: That's the same thing I did, but I need to disable any temporary changes during the session as well.

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            • Deleted User
              Deleted User last edited by

              It would be better to deploy Chrome to your users. It is a web browser everyone is already familiar with anyway. (You may have to blacklist the URLs if there is no direct setting for it.)

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              • dunno12345
                dunno12345 last edited by

                tufuzay: I don't want to torture anyone with Chrome.

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                • dunno12345
                  dunno12345 last edited by

                  Nobody knows a solution? ๐Ÿ˜•

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                    Nobody knows a solution?

                    I don't think it's possible. You may need to lock the preferences file.

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                    • sgunhouse
                      sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                      Old Opera (based on Presto) had a way, but I'm not sure they managed to port it to Chromium. ๐Ÿ˜ž

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                      • prabhushanker
                        prabhushanker last edited by

                        I am not agree, give me other way.

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