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    [Solved]Attempting to open Opera only brings up a black screen

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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by leocg

      I've just tried to open the Opera browser, but all I get is a black screen. Tried restarting the computer, but just got the same. The problem is only with Opera - all my other programs are fine. I'm running Windows 7 and this is the first time I've had anything wrong with this browser. Any advice?

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      • gmiazga
        gmiazga Opera last edited by

        We are aware of this issue and trying to find root cause. Could you try starting Opera with --disable-gpu command line argument? If it works could you try changing default wallpaper and start Opera without --disable-gpu parameter?

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        • A Former User
          A Former User @gmiazga last edited by

          @mgeffro If I knew how to do any of that, I'd be glad to. Unfortunately I am not savvy that way.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

            See https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2019/05/opera-60-0-3255-84-stable-update/

            An update with a fix was released already.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

              @leocg Thank you for that! Though on installation, I found that I lost everything from before - all my bookmarks, etc. Damn.

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                You shouldn't.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                  @leocg I did. There are no bookmarks or any other preferences now, and the Speed Dial page has gone back to default. It's a blank slate, basically, like I never installed it before.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                    What version of Opera were you using before the update?

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                      @leocg Since it only gives me a black screen, I have no way of checking which version it was. I installed it about eight months ago, though.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                        Okay, but you know at least if it was an stable version?

                        Anyway, if you don't update for a long time, such things may happen.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg Now I've another question. Now that I've installed the update, where's the VPN? I see nothing on the screen to tell me where I can see it or make changes. Isn't there supposed to be a VPN connection with this? (Thanks for any help, :))

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                            Check settings page.

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User @leocg last edited by

                              @leocg Jesus, I'm having nothing but problems with this thing. I enabled the VPN and it promptly refused to load any pages at all. Turned it off - still won't load anything. Just spins its wheels. I'm going to try restarting my computer, but if that doesn't work, I'm dumping it. This is WAY more trouble than a browser is worth.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                Create another topic to discuss about VPN issues.

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