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    [Solved]How to set the private window browser as the default browser?

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    • petearnold
      petearnold last edited by

      I would like to start the private browser if I double click on an HTML document but can't make it work - it only ever starts in the normal browser. Double clicking on the opera icon on the taskbar using --private on the shortcut to get an empty window works fine.

      Version: 46.0.2597.39 (PGO)
      System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (WoW64)

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        The only way to do it would be by editing the registry.

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        • petearnold
          petearnold last edited by

          It appears that the following works - does this make sense?

          HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1319429059-2914554950-2330803973-1001_Classes\OperaStable\shell\open\command
          REG_SZ
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\Launcher.exe" --private "%1"

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            does this make sense?

            I guess so.

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            • petearnold
              petearnold last edited by

              Been working now for a week, so seems OK. Thankyou for you help 🙂

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              • petearnold
                petearnold last edited by

                Just seen the way the registry key was formatted:

                HKEYUSERS\S-1-5-21-1319429059-2914554950-2330803973-1001_Classes\OperaStable\shell\open\command REG_SZ "C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\Launcher.exe" --private "%1"

                There's an underscore between 1001 and Classes which appears to have been interpreted as italicise the preceding word.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  Thanks for the creative solution! Did not think about this option at all! 😃

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