• Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Rules
    • Help

    Do more on the web, with a fast and secure browser!

    Download Opera browser with:

    • built-in ad blocker
    • battery saver
    • free VPN
    Download Opera

    [Solved]How to disable update popup at launch time?

    Opera for Windows
    3
    8
    1683
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by leocg

      Hello,

      I retrograded from Opera 60 to 58 (actually: 58.0.3135.132) because of unpleasant bugs. As Opera wanted to update again, I deleted the appropriate opera_autoupdate.exe task and disabled the update task in the Windows task scheduler. When I open the "about" page of Opera, it says that the verification of updates is disabled.
      However, every time I launch Opera, a popup opens up asking me if I want to upgrade now, and I have to click "No".
      Is there a way to prevent this popup from occurring?

      Thanks!

      Reply Quote 0
        1 Reply Last reply
      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        Sounds like there is an update downloaded already. Find and delete the downloaded files and the notification should stop.

        Reply Quote 0
          1 Reply Last reply
        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          @sgunhouse
          Thanks, but I had already looked for it, to no avail: in the Windows download directory, in the Opera directories (the top one, and the subdirectory for this version, 58.0.3135.132_0)..

          In the latter, there are files called opera.pak, opera_100_percent.pak, etc. - I deleted them, but it didn't make a difference (so I restored them).

          Reply Quote 0
            leocg 1 Reply Last reply
          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

            Did you check the temp folder?

            Reply Quote 0
              A Former User 2 Replies Last reply
            • A Former User
              A Former User @leocg last edited by

              @leocg
              I did now (C:\Windows\temp) - nothing which would look like an opera distribution.

              Reply Quote 0
                leocg 1 Reply Last reply
              • A Former User
                A Former User @leocg last edited by

                @leocg
                As I continued looking around, I found a file named opera_autoupdate in C:\Users\ME\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable, which contained one line:

                [175536:176208:0514/171209.599:1402697375:INFO:protocolimpl.cc(855)] Main update resource available: true
                

                I renamed the file and relaunched Opera - to no avail, the popup still shows.

                Reply Quote 0
                  1 Reply Last reply
                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                  And what about your/(user) temp folder?

                  Reply Quote 0
                    1 Reply Last reply
                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    @leocg

                    Ahhhh. I had done that too and not found anything, but checked again before responding to your email. I then noticed what had escaped me before: a folder named "CProgram FilesOpera". I renamed it, and lo and behold, the popup didn't show up anymore. I guess I was looking for files or folders starting with the name "Opera" which wasn't the case here.

                    Thanks for your help!

                    Reply Quote 0
                      1 Reply Last reply
                    • First post
                      Last post

                    Computer browsers

                    • Opera for Windows
                    • Opera for Mac
                    • Opera for Linux
                    • Opera beta version
                    • Opera USB

                    Mobile browsers

                    • Opera for Android
                    • Opera Mini
                    • Opera Touch
                    • Opera for basic phones

                    • Add-ons
                    • Opera account
                    • Wallpapers
                    • Opera Ads

                    • Help & support
                    • Opera blogs
                    • Opera forums
                    • Dev.Opera

                    • Security
                    • Privacy
                    • Cookies Policy
                    • EULA
                    • Terms of Service

                    • About Opera
                    • Press info
                    • Jobs
                    • Investors
                    • Become a partner
                    • Contact us

                    Follow Opera

                    • Opera - Facebook
                    • Opera - Twitter
                    • Opera - YouTube
                    • Opera - LinkedIn
                    • Opera - Instagram

                    © Opera Software 1995-