<![CDATA[Opera default browser]]>Hello
Since a few months I had a problem with my browser Opera, slowness, blocking, I had to uninstall and reinstall it, since I can not put it as a default browser, even when I go into settings / browser I have no hand to check the action!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/25085/opera-default-browserRSS for NodeTue, 16 Jun 2026 19:14:41 GMTTue, 13 Feb 2018 14:43:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:27:57 GMT]]>Seems like there is a conflict with Windows 10 Creators Update. Opera beta 52 fixes it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140732https://forums.opera.com/post/140732Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:27:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:10:08 GMT]]>@bobbyg have you tried with the same software and the same configuration? I highlighted only the registry clean, but I actually had many other things turned on. One or multiple of the others might do the trick in your case.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140620https://forums.opera.com/post/140620Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:10:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:15:28 GMT]]>@pandorave This didn't work for me. 😞

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140339https://forums.opera.com/post/140339Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:15:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:09:37 GMT]]>@schpountz Do a backup. Or use Sync.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140174https://forums.opera.com/post/140174Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:09:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:42:44 GMT]]>Ok, but how can i save my personal data ?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140167https://forums.opera.com/post/140167Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:42:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:30:48 GMT]]>@schpountz Try un-installing Opera and re-installing it again, there seems to be something wrong with your current installation.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140165https://forums.opera.com/post/140165Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:30:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:22:12 GMT]]>Yes i try that. And now, when i do an update i have a folder with version number...My folder Opera in C/Program files is 1.6 Go ... it is not normal

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140160https://forums.opera.com/post/140160Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:22:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:17:24 GMT]]>@schpountz Did you try an Opera reinstall with a clean profile folder?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140159https://forums.opera.com/post/140159Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:17:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:14:21 GMT]]>Opera 51.0.2830.34

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140152https://forums.opera.com/post/140152Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:14:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:12:57 GMT]]>@schpountz Are you on Opera 51?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140148https://forums.opera.com/post/140148Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:12:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:12:00 GMT]]>The correct answer is that "there is no button".

https://i.imgur.com/dK90gdj.png

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140146https://forums.opera.com/post/140146Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:12:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:38:16 GMT]]>@schpountz Before you said that the button wasn't working and now you say that there is no button. Which answer is the correct one?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140145https://forums.opera.com/post/140145Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:38:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:36:35 GMT]]>There is no button...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140143https://forums.opera.com/post/140143Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:36:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:26:54 GMT]]>@schpountz What happens when you click on the button?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140141https://forums.opera.com/post/140141Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:26:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:11:58 GMT]]>@blackbird71 said in Opera default browser:

About half way down the Settings list, you should see:
"Default browser"
"Opera is not currently your default browser."
button box: "Make Opera my default browser"

Are you saying the button does not work to set Opera as default, or that you don't see such a button?

Also, what version/type of operating system are you using (Windows 10, etc)?

1/the button does not work to set Opera as default.
2/Operating Systeme Windows 10 Professionnal.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140140https://forums.opera.com/post/140140Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:11:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Sat, 17 Feb 2018 12:42:30 GMT]]>@pandorave Cleaning the registry did the trick. Thanks for posting!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140150https://forums.opera.com/post/140150Sat, 17 Feb 2018 12:42:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:43:04 GMT]]>Solved!!

I cleaned the registry with Advanced SystemCare (see setup below)

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This fixed the issue, I am now able to set Opera as default

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140034https://forums.opera.com/post/140034Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:43:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:32:38 GMT]]>Same issue here!

  • Win 10 Home (version 1709, OS Build 16299.248)
  • Opera 64bit - 51.0.2830.34
  • "Set as default" button is visible and clickable

Reinstalled yesterday, I can't set Opera as default browser.
I would argue that is more an issue on the browser side than Microsoft, as I have other 7 browsers installed (Firefox, Chrome, UC, Opera Neon, Vivaldi, Yandex, Whale) and they all work well. I tried to reinstall one of them today (UC) and it appears in the default browsers list as expected.

This is what I see in the "set default by app" menu:
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As you can see the browser icon does not appear and I can set opera as default only for HTML pages
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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/140032https://forums.opera.com/post/140032Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:32:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:26:47 GMT]]>@leocg Cool, that worked. I think I'll stick with the developer version for now. Thanks a lot!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/139990https://forums.opera.com/post/139990Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:26:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:13:05 GMT]]>On developer 52, clicking on the button to make Opera the default browser works without needing to open the default applications dialog.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/139988https://forums.opera.com/post/139988Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:13:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:58:33 GMT]]>@blackbird71 Thanks for your advice. Opera is not shown in the "Choose an app" (by protocol) list.

@burnout426 I'll check the registry settings from your reddit link later and report back. Thanks!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/139986https://forums.opera.com/post/139986Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:58:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:48:14 GMT]]>Also, see https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/7po0xr/i_cant_set_opera_as_default_browser_no_matter/.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/139985https://forums.opera.com/post/139985Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:48:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:47:09 GMT]]>Temporarily create another Windows user account (another admin account if that's what you're using now) and test with that. Does it work there?

That'll tell you if it's just your user's registry settings or if all users are affected.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/139984https://forums.opera.com/post/139984Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:47:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera default browser on Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:48:26 GMT]]>@lord-tob Thanks for the information. What it shows is that the Opera installation is properly contacting Windows for setting itself as default, but Windows is not showing Opera as available for the protocols associated with a browser. This is an annoying problem Windows 10 has occasionally had for all non-Microsoft browsers, particularly since the Fall Creator's Update.

  1. Use Windows own Search facility to select "Default Apps settings"
  2. Scroll down near the bottom of the "Default Apps" panel, click on the "Choose default apps by protocol" entry
  3. After the pause when Windows populates the list, you should see a list of protocols; scroll down to FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS in the list.
  4. Click on the browser listed for FTP; you should see a "Choose an app" list appear. If Opera is present, click on it. Repeat this for the HTTP and HTTPS protocol entries. If Opera is not present in the "Choose an app" lists, please report back here, since it implies the Opera installation is not being properly recognized by Windows as being capable of supporting these protocols.
]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/139983https://forums.opera.com/post/139983Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:48:26 GMT