<![CDATA[VPN preference for new Private Window]]>In a normal window I can right click a link to open in a new private window. However the option to turn on VPN is only available after the plain link is opened.

The workaround is to open a new, empty private window, turn on VPN and copy & paste the URL.

Opera seems to have only one setting for VPN which applies to all tabs, private or not.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/25677/vpn-preference-for-new-private-windowRSS for NodeThu, 05 Mar 2026 21:16:26 GMTFri, 16 Mar 2018 11:48:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to VPN preference for new Private Window on Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:42:43 GMT]]>@leocg said in VPN preference for new Private Window:

A private window shouldn't remember anything, including settings.

It can use some settings from the normal window.

A private window has access to my history, etc. I would be quite happy if nothing was inherited.

I would argue that the VPN setting is an attribute of the window rather than any of the sites accessed through it.

My proposal was driven by the observation that I have never used a private window with VPN turned off. For me it is an inconvenience to have to follow extra steps every time.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/142448https://forums.opera.com/post/142448Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:42:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VPN preference for new Private Window on Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:33:23 GMT]]>A private window shouldn't remember anything, including settings.

It can use some settings from the normal window.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/142334https://forums.opera.com/post/142334Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:33:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VPN preference for new Private Window on Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:21:13 GMT]]>I agree. When I first started using Opera I expected this behavior since it had VPN built-in, but it turned out that I had to enable it manually and then start using the Private mode...

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