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    • sharkyca
      sharkyca last edited by

      I have been using Opera for about 2 years now and have been quite happy with it and allowing the browser to "Auto Update" no problems until Version 55 I am not happy with the new layout of the settings page and wanted to roll back to an earlier version.
      Well guess what re-installing an earlier version has no provision to turn off auto update. After reinstalling an earlier version it automatically runs auto update and on next launch I am back to version 55!.

      Is there anyway to turn this off? I have read all the posts describing rename the "update.exe" file and it doesn't matter, turn off or delete the function in "TASK" this also doesn't stop the update from running!

      I like to have control over my software allowing me to decide I feel as a violation!

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @sharkyca last edited by

        You need to install Opera using the offline installer while being offline. Then you rename the auto updater executable and, after that, you can be online again.

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        • sharkyca
          sharkyca @leocg last edited by

          @leocg said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

          You need to install Opera using the offline installer while being offline. Then you rename the auto updater executable and, after that, you can be online again.

          I have done this multiple times. Even gone back to version 53! After using standalone install for version 54, as soon as you open "ABOUT" Opera starts by downloading the new update and prepares to install version 55 on relaunch!

          No way to turn this OFF?!0_1536665751893_Capture4.JPG

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @sharkyca last edited by

            Did you rename the correct auto updater?

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            • burnout426
              burnout426 Volunteer @sharkyca last edited by

              @sharkyca said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

              I am not happy with the new layout of the settings page

              For now, you can disable opera://flags/#new-md-settings to get the old settings page back. The option might get removed eventually though.

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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                When "54.0.2952.71" is the current version installed, if you goto "C:\Users\Norm's\AppData\Local\Opera\54.0.2952.71" and rename "opera_autoupdate.exe" to "offopera_autoupdate.exe", you should be fine.

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                • burnout426
                  burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                  You can also disable the new update and recovery page via opera://flags/#update-recovery-page and do the old way via "Menu -> About Opera" just to get the option out of the menu.

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                  • sharkyca
                    sharkyca @burnout426 last edited by

                    @burnout426 said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

                    @sharkyca said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

                    I am not happy with the new layout of the settings page

                    For now, you can disable opera://flags/#new-md-settings to get the old settings page back. The option might get removed eventually though.

                    I don't know why but in my previous post with the image showing path "C:\Users\Norm's\AppData\Local\Opera" actually does not exist, this path does exist "C:\Users\Norm's\AppData\Local\Opera Software" but no "autoupdate file.
                    For now I have followed your suggestion to "disable the flag" "opera://flags/#new-md-settings" and will continue using version 55, I am not going to disable the "update/Recovery" page at this time.

                    Thank you for your help!

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @sharkyca last edited by

                      The auto update executable is located in the installation folder, usually c:\program files\Opera, under the last build folder.

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                      • sharkyca
                        sharkyca @leocg last edited by

                        @leocg said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

                        The auto update executable is located in the installation folder, usually c:\program files\Opera, under the last build folder.

                        OK, found the correct folder,1_1536704028931_Capture6.JPG 0_1536704028889_Capture5.JPG
                        Renamed files in both folders "OFFopera_autoupdate.exe"

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                        • burnout426
                          burnout426 Volunteer @sharkyca last edited by

                          @sharkyca said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

                          OK, found the correct folder,

                          Ah yes. That's the path the Opera installer uses by default when you choose "current user" for "install for" instead of "All users". The latter will install to "C:\Program Files\Opera".

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                          • darthagnon
                            darthagnon last edited by

                            Would it be an option, Opera devs, to add an On/Off autoupdate option, to avoid all this hassle?

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                            • burnout426
                              burnout426 Volunteer @darthagnon last edited by

                              @darthagnon I'm sure they could do it. But, people have been complaining about this for forever, so I wouldn't get your hopes up. Maybe Opera will surprise one day.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @darthagnon last edited by

                                People using old versions may have a high cost. They will start reporting issues that were already solved long time before because they forgot to update and dealing with those reports are costly; They may lose their data because the current version deals with data in a different way and dealing with it has a cost.
                                No software house wants people using old versions.

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                                • sharkyca
                                  sharkyca @leocg last edited by

                                  @leocg I have been doing all the updates but it would be nice to have the "old" settings option on/off !

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                                  • darthagnon
                                    darthagnon @leocg last edited by

                                    @leocg said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

                                    People using old versions may have a high cost. They will start reporting issues that were already solved long time before because they forgot to update and dealing with those reports are costly; They may lose their data because the current version deals with data in a different way and dealing with it has a cost.
                                    No software house wants people using old versions.

                                    What about putting the switch under "Advanced Settings" or chrome://flags, with red warning text?

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                                    • burnout426
                                      burnout426 Volunteer @sharkyca last edited by

                                      @sharkyca said in Auto Update no ON/OFF switch!:

                                      I have been doing all the updates but it would be nice to have the "old" settings option on/off !

                                      Does it get reset on you when you update?

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                                      • burnout426
                                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                                        You could add opera_autoupdate.exe to the Windows Explorer DisallowRun list to see if it helps. See https://www.wikihow.com/Block-an-Application-or-.EXE-from-Running-in-Windows.

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                                        • sharkyca
                                          sharkyca @burnout426 last edited by

                                          @burnout426 Until the settings page changed in 55 it wasn't a problem, but yes it reverts to default setting on update. I renamed update file so I will now update manually but having to reset settings page to old style is a pain.
                                          I tried turning off update in "tasks" didn't matter.

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