<![CDATA[Opera GX Not Opening]]>Having an issue opening up browser. Loading screen, logo animation, and sound will play, but then nothing else happens, tried reinstalling as admin and opening launcher as admin.

Win 10 Professional

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/34209/opera-gx-not-openingRSS for NodeSun, 08 Mar 2026 18:56:14 GMTFri, 02 Aug 2019 09:38:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:45:39 GMT]]>@karma820 I just had the same issue come up lol; it'll play the startup animation, then fully crash. I even went as far as factory resetting my PC due to some other minor issues, to jo avail

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388185https://forums.opera.com/post/388185Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:45:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:12:30 GMT]]>@burnout426 Hi I see that you've helped alot of people with this subject and was wondering if you could help me out, Ive tried a bunch of "fixes" for this problem but nothing really helps I can run the standalone installation but not the original

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388091https://forums.opera.com/post/388091Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:12:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:19:37 GMT]]>guys i have the same problem i have opera gx for like 2 days and its not working i open it the logo and sound plays but nothing else somehow my normal opera browser is working normally then i don't know whats the problem

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/360144https://forums.opera.com/post/360144Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:19:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:33:39 GMT]]>My only issue I'm having is I can't open it directly, I have to click a link in order for it to open.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/360013https://forums.opera.com/post/360013Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:33:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:45:25 GMT]]>@burnout426 said in Opera GX Not Opening:

The following doesn't look normal though, but the messages don't help. 😧 😧

Update to new version can help you

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/336052https://forums.opera.com/post/336052Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:45:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:08:59 GMT]]>When opening Opera GX it will flicker like 4 or 5 times and then not open and i have no idea on how to fix it can anyone help me

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/327515https://forums.opera.com/post/327515Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:22:59 GMT]]>My opera gx wouldnt open and i deleated however when i tried reinstalling it the installer closes last second and it dosnt finish the dowload

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/300899https://forums.opera.com/post/300899Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:22:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:16:16 GMT]]>Just in case the --disable-gpu switch isn't working right, and even though my standalone installation loads fine, try this with your regular Opera GX.

Open up the "Local State" file in the profile folder with JSONedit in tree mode. It should be located in "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable".

Right-click on "root" and choose "add child". A new child will appear at the bottom under root.

Make sure the new child is selected. In the right-hand pane, set the new child's type to object and set its name to hardware_acceleration_mode.

Then, right-click on the hardware_acceleration_mode opject and choose "add child".

Make sure the new child is selected. In the right-hand pane, set the new child's type to boolean, set its name to enabled, and set its value to false.

Then, save your changes.

That will disable hardware acceleration like you would on opera://settings/system in the UI.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278805https://forums.opera.com/post/278805Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:16:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:49:52 GMT]]>@burnout426 Yup. All the files the folders contain are the same with the exception of the file itself being named "85.0.4341.51" and mine being named "85.0.4341.65"

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278788https://forums.opera.com/post/278788Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:49:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:46:53 GMT]]>@burnout426 Opera

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278787https://forums.opera.com/post/278787Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:46:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:46:10 GMT]]>@michaelk123 Do you see the same files/folders in the version folder between mine and yours too?

Note: You can click "View" in Windows Explorer (File Explorer), goto "Show", and turn on the showing of file extensions and hidden items. That will help in general with troubleshooting stuff in the future.)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278767https://forums.opera.com/post/278767Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:46:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:41:43 GMT]]>@michaelk123 The installer crashed or Opera crashed?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278766https://forums.opera.com/post/278766Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:41:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:45:06 GMT]]>@burnout426 No but it crashed after white-screening

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278729https://forums.opera.com/post/278729Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:45:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:42:24 GMT]]>@burnout426 ca468e8b-fd04-4587-85f4-e1317af1e98d-image.png

Here is what the 2 files look like side by side. All seems to be in order.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278728https://forums.opera.com/post/278728Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:42:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Sun, 10 Apr 2022 06:38:47 GMT]]>Does the 85.0.4341.65 installer get stuck at 99% too?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278685https://forums.opera.com/post/278685Sun, 10 Apr 2022 06:38:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:50:42 GMT]]>@burnout426 Sure, I'll take a look and get back to you here when I do

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278623https://forums.opera.com/post/278623Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:50:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:07:41 GMT]]>@michaelk123 Hmm, not sure about that yet. I'm guessing when that standalone installation tries to update on your system, updating is either going to fail completely or succeed enough to break the installation.

Can you look at the install folder for your regular Opera GX that doesn't run right and see if any files are missing compared to my standalone installation that works?

There's still the issue with the installer not finishing correctly on your system, which sounds like in the main cause of everything since my zip file works fine.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278575https://forums.opera.com/post/278575Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:07:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:15:29 GMT]]>@burnout426 It Worked!!!! Ok so how do I make sure this good thing doesn't get ruined in the future?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278487https://forums.opera.com/post/278487Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:15:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:41:06 GMT]]>Try this. Download my zip file (it's a standalone installation of Opera GX to test with), right-click the zip file, choose "extract all" and point to your desktop to extract the folder in it onto your desktop. Then, open the readme.txt, following directions and then launch its launcher.exe.

If that Opera GX runs no problem, it probably means that something really important isn't finishing for you when you run the installer. If that Opera GX doesn't run for you, we know it's something on your system as it runs fine for me.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278481https://forums.opera.com/post/278481Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:41:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:35:54 GMT]]>@michaelk123 Ok. The content-length errors are probably normal as I have those too.

The following doesn't look normal though, but the messages don't help. 😞

[0406/130518.931:INFO:main_process_installer_runner_impl.cc(263)] Informing the installer backend that the package is ready
[0406/130620.536:ERROR:installer_controller.cc(379)] Installer error: Unreported installer error.
[0406/130620.536:INFO:main_process_installer_runner_impl.cc(233)] Stopping installer backend (if running)
[0406/130620.555:ERROR:installer_ui_controller.cc(287)] Unreported installer error.
[0406/130620.661:INFO:installer_ui_controller.cc(350)] Handling pending error
[0406/130620.661:INFO:root_screen.cc(235)] Displaying error: "An error occurred while attempting to install Opera!" and don't offer full package
]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278472https://forums.opera.com/post/278472Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:35:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:11:02 GMT]]>@burnout426 OK cool. Here is the most recent log:

[0406/130508.303:INFO:installer_main.cc(478)] Opera GX installer starting - version 85.0.4341.61 Stable
[0406/130508.303:INFO:installer_main.cc(481)] Command line: "C:\Users\GemRock\Downloads\Opera_GX_85.0.4341.61_Setup_x64.exe"
[0406/130508.304:INFO:installer_main.cc(505)] Uninstall:0
[0406/130508.304:INFO:installer_main.cc(506)] Silent:0
[0406/130508.304:INFO:installer_main.cc(507)] Run Immediately0
[0406/130508.304:INFO:installer_main.cc(509)] Backend0
[0406/130508.304:INFO:installer_main.cc(510)] Inside package0
[0406/130508.304:INFO:installer_main.cc(511)] Autoupdate:0
[0406/130508.305:INFO:payload_manager_impl.cc(78)] Reading Payload
[0406/130508.305:INFO:installer_main.cc(631)] Found full package
[0406/130508.305:INFO:settings_impl.cc(672)] Found 2 paths for standalone install mode.
[0406/130508.305:INFO:resource_l10n_handler.cc(112)] Language not in the available languages list:
[0406/130508.305:INFO:resource_l10n_handler.cc(118)] Trying language from system preferred list: en-US
[0406/130508.305:INFO:resource_l10n_handler.cc(161)] Retrying after adjustments: en-US
[0406/130508.305:INFO:resource_l10n_handler.cc(118)] Trying language from system preferred list: en
[0406/130510.620:INFO:scoped_download_folder.cc(59)] Installer download folder: C:\Users\GemRock\AppData\Local\Temp.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp
[0406/130510.620:INFO:installer_ui_lock_impl.cc(28)] Getting installer UI mutex
[0406/130510.621:INFO:settings_impl.cc(1153)] Install folder set: C:\Program Files\Opera GX
[0406/130510.621:INFO:settings_impl.cc(1211)] Operation: 2
[0406/130510.621:INFO:installer_ui_controller.cc(300)] Initializing installer UI
[0406/130511.081:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(754)] Stopping the download
[0406/130511.081:INFO:package_fetch_sequencer_impl.cc(144)] Starting the package fetcher
[0406/130511.081:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(337)] Starting download from https://autoupdate.geo.opera.com/geolocation/
[0406/130511.081:INFO:payload_manager_impl.cc(182)] Writing payload to fileC:\Users\GemRock\AppData\Local\Temp.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202204061305101\opera_package
[0406/130511.326:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(610)] Initial request completion
[0406/130511.326:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(634)] Could not get Content-Length from response: Error (0x13D) while retrieving error. (0x2F76)
[0406/130511.327:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(884)] Download completed
[0406/130511.327:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(337)] Starting download from https://features.opera-api.com/api/v2/features?country=US&language=en&uuid=bb1f9648-139e-4473-a675-b2f17dc67696&product=gx&channel=Stable&version=85.0.4341.61
[0406/130511.722:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(610)] Initial request completion
[0406/130511.723:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(884)] Download completed
[0406/130515.309:INFO:installer_ui_controller.cc(482)] Accept clicked.
[0406/130515.309:INFO:main_process_installer_runner_impl.cc(68)] Beginning installation
[0406/130515.309:INFO:main_process_installer_runner_impl.cc(191)] launching installer backend: "C:\Users\GemRock\Downloads\Opera_GX_85.0.4341.61_Setup_x64.exe" --backend --install --import-browser-data=0 --enable-stats=0 --enable-installer-stats=0 --launchopera=1 --installfolder="C:\Program Files\Opera GX" --profile-folder --language=en --setdefaultbrowser=0 --pintotaskbar=1 --pintostartmenu=1 --pin-additional-shortcuts=1 --run-at-startup=1 --server-tracking-data=server_tracking_data --initial-pid=26936 --package-dir-prefix="C:\Users\GemRock\AppData\Local\Temp.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_20220406130510" --session-guid=0048791f-5b38-4b50-a517-1d63c947412c --wait-for-package --initial-proc-handle=A808000000000000
[0406/130518.901:INFO:package_fetch_sequencer_impl.cc(375)] Package ready.
[0406/130518.901:INFO:pref_default_overrides_fetcher.cc(120)] Fetching default prefs overrides to C:\Users\GemRock\AppData\Local\Temp.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202204061305101\pref_default_overrides with tracking data
[0406/130518.909:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(337)] Starting download from https://autoupdate.geo.opera.com/api/prefs/?product=Opera GX&version=85.0.4341.61
[0406/130518.931:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(610)] Initial request completion
[0406/130518.931:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(634)] Could not get Content-Length from response: Error (0x13D) while retrieving error. (0x2F76)
[0406/130518.931:INFO:wininet_impl.cc(884)] Download completed
[0406/130518.931:INFO:pref_default_overrides_fetcher.cc(67)] Default prefs overrides fetched successfully
[0406/130518.931:INFO:main_process_installer_runner_impl.cc(263)] Informing the installer backend that the package is ready
[0406/130620.536:ERROR:installer_controller.cc(379)] Installer error: Unreported installer error.
[0406/130620.536:INFO:main_process_installer_runner_impl.cc(233)] Stopping installer backend (if running)
[0406/130620.555:ERROR:installer_ui_controller.cc(287)] Unreported installer error.
[0406/130620.661:INFO:installer_ui_controller.cc(350)] Handling pending error
[0406/130620.661:INFO:root_screen.cc(235)] Displaying error: "An error occurred while attempting to install Opera!" and don't offer full package

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278469https://forums.opera.com/post/278469Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:11:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:07:08 GMT]]>@burnout426 Nope, no difference.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278468https://forums.opera.com/post/278468Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:07:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:46:44 GMT]]>Do you see logs in "C:\Windows\Temp\.opera\Opera Installer" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera Installer"?

If so, you can look for the latest one by date that represents your last install attempt and post it here to see if there are any errors that you get that others don't. This might only help with the installer not finishing though and not running Opera GX unless there's something important the installer doesn't get to do.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278466https://forums.opera.com/post/278466Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:46:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX Not Opening on Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:33:59 GMT]]>@michaelk123 Any difference if you disable Windows Defender's realtime protection for a bit?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/278465https://forums.opera.com/post/278465Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:33:59 GMT