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    • Jackhandy
      Jackhandy @AltairAssassins last edited by

      @AltairAssassins Go to the shortcut properties, in the target field go to the end of the file name. At the end of the .exe add a space and then the rest of the command as seen above. (.exe --show) then close and restart Opera, go to extensions and find it there. You will also see a ton of others that you didn't know where there.

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      • Jackhandy
        Jackhandy @Keepskite last edited by

        @Keepskite you have to have a space between the .exe and the rest of the command (.exe --show)

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

          @rafiki Just run the same --show-component-extension-options command line in Vivaldi's and you will see that it has hidden extensions too.

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          • sporty78
            sporty78 @leocg last edited by

            @leocg

            In order to stop receiving email notifications for this thread only, I clicked 'stop watching' and ignoring' at the bottom of the thread page but I am still receiving email notifications.

            Is there a glitch?

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

              @sporty78 For this topic?

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              • sporty78
                sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                @leocg

                Yes, in order to stop receiving email notifications for this thread, I clicked 'stop watching' (still received emails) and then selected 'ignoring' (but still received emails).

                Is there a glitch?

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                  @sporty78 Maybe your replies to the topic are making the default option to be turned on again.

                  Are you getting notifications for any replies or just for those send to your posts?

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                  • sporty78
                    sporty78 @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg

                    All replies.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                      @sporty78 So it's probably the first alternative.

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                      • sporty78
                        sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                        @leocg

                        Before I sign out completely and back in, should I select 'not watching' or 'ignoring?'

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          Hidden extensions, that collect data from the websites you visit and that you can't disable, and you did not give permissions to install in the first place ???

                          Seriously, is this how it ends for Opera?

                          This is what I have after running opera with that option --....

                          Rich Hints Agent
                          Aliexpress observer
                          Amazon promotion
                          Background worker
                          Bookmarks
                          Chromium PDF Viewer
                          CryptoTokenExtension
                          Google Hangouts
                          News feed handler
                          Onboarding popup
                          Opera Crypto Wallet
                          Rate Opera
                          Stormcrow
                          Video handler

                          ...EOT

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                          • 135mech
                            135mech @duncanm last edited by

                            @duncanm Hi, as several other people have mentioned, the "C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe -show-component-extension-options" doesn't allow us to work it. It keeps saying "The name... specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct"
                            and then when you load the entire thing into the "run" box it only opens Opera and nothing happens.
                            so, is this different for others?

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                            • leocg
                              leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                              @sporty78 It depends on you, choose the one that will do what you need.

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                              • vesper-knight
                                vesper-knight @xtorbax last edited by

                                @xtorbax same. Some clarification would be welcome, especially since the "Source" tab of Rich Hints Agent says "Added by a third-party".

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                                • NotVeryHappy
                                  NotVeryHappy @mdlegato last edited by

                                  @mdlegato i did the same and deleted the folder

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                                  • 135mech
                                    135mech @mdlegato last edited by

                                    @mdlegato
                                    I followed your advice, I deleted the file that had those Items, then rebotted Opera, received that same message, hit the "update" botton and now the pop-up is gone completely. Thanks, the others' advice never worked. Also, my laptop never has shown the Rich Hints Agent at all, so I guess I am lucky, or it just refuses to show anything hidden.
                                    Cheers

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                      Talking about hidden extensions: https://forums.opera.com/topic/31086/when-is-an-extension-not-an-extension

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                                      • A Former User
                                        A Former User last edited by

                                        As far as I tested, the problem has now been fixed by the Opera developers.

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                                        • nrpardee
                                          nrpardee @Guest last edited by nrpardee

                                          @johnd78 Still doing it for me 😞 Actually, I hadn't seen it for awhile, and it just started up again.

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                                          • cedarviola
                                            cedarviola last edited by

                                            What extension? What permissions? Sure I'll accept, but how?

                                            This reminds me of the perfidious Windows bug where you might see the error message, "The system cannot find the file specified." What system? Which file? Specified by whom?

                                            This is a bug I tell you, and I call on Opera developers / extension developers to grep through the source looking for that string. Find the code and add a sprintf() statement that would insert the name of the extension, at the very least.

                                            Jim

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