<![CDATA[Stuck in full screen]]>Opera gets stuck in full screen because there is no context menu to exit, and F11 does not work, nor does Escape.
Opera is not following Windows standards, and possible bug (or incompetent design decision) prevents context menu from offering exit out of full screen.

Work-around until Opera fixes the bug:
Try to get to the 'Settings' page. This context menu seems to be available while in settings page.

In the settings page, right click (context menu) on the left side of the page will show the 'exit full screen' option.

Hope this helps and saves a reduces the swear words being sent to Opera design folks.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/48339/stuck-in-full-screenRSS for NodeTue, 21 Apr 2026 01:59:09 GMTThu, 08 Apr 2021 16:47:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:15:05 GMT]]>It took me forever to find out, but you can try Fn+F11 on Opera GX Windows

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/367314https://forums.opera.com/post/367314Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:15:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Thu, 21 Nov 2024 02:36:06 GMT]]>@cooperdozier That is just pressing F11, technically. On most laptops and many multimedia keyboards, the mulrimedia functions are primary and the actual F-keys require you press and hold an Fn key to access the F-key functions. So Fn+F5 is F5 (Reload), Fn+F1 is Help, and yes Fn+F11 is Toggle Fullscreen.

Or - at least on my keyboard, you can press Shift+Fn to engage Fn Lock, which makes the F-keys primary and makes you use Fn to access the multimedia keys.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/364587https://forums.opera.com/post/364587Thu, 21 Nov 2024 02:36:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:36:34 GMT]]>Re: Stuck in full screen

Got stuck in full screen on a windows laptop, same problem others had been describing and offered solutions failed or were unavailable to me. Eventually I figured it out. On this (Lenovo X1) laptop the F keys all have little icons for other stuff they do on them which does not actually trigger the F/Fn key functions. So what you do to trigger the F11 exit full screen function is to hold the 'Fn' key and press F11. Worked first time. Just tested to enter and exit full screen again, very easy. So it was an annoying problem and it should be in the context menu. Theres problem some way I don't know to make the menus appear. But once found, it was an easy way out. Not sure how it would work on my Mac Mini with a PC keyboard and I don't have an Apple laptop to check. But Fn+F11 does the trick no problem. Hope you found this answer first instead of all the others that don't seem to do it!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/364586https://forums.opera.com/post/364586Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:36:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:58:27 GMT]]>Command + Shift + F worked for me.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/330007https://forums.opera.com/post/330007Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:58:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Sun, 24 Sep 2023 01:34:02 GMT]]>Open a new tab, right click, go to settings, go to shortcuts, change the fullscreen shortcut to something else, and use that.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/327878https://forums.opera.com/post/327878Sun, 24 Sep 2023 01:34:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:09:16 GMT]]>if your on mac then you can force quit opera then it should go back to normal

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/322783https://forums.opera.com/post/322783Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:09:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:32:46 GMT]]>Once you are stuck in full screen and Esc and F11 do not work, you can press SHIFT + F10 and select exit full screen.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/320739https://forums.opera.com/post/320739Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:32:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:49:21 GMT]]>Thank you for providing the solution！ But I have forced my computer to reboot after shutting it down. I will try it next time if I will come across it again, thanks again！

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/320681https://forums.opera.com/post/320681Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:49:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:40:11 GMT]]>@friendshipseeker in my gx browser, I can't do anything because i'm in the GX Corner. have anything?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/320635https://forums.opera.com/post/320635Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:40:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:30:51 GMT]]>@friendshipseeker Im in the gx corner and with this onn. keyboard, is impossible.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/320634https://forums.opera.com/post/320634Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:30:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Sat, 29 Jul 2023 10:05:18 GMT]]>@friendshipseeker Oh my god thank you so much. Ive been trying to get rid of the full screen for so long and i almost gave up and switched completely to a new search engine, you're a life saver thank you.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/320360https://forums.opera.com/post/320360Sat, 29 Jul 2023 10:05:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:40:18 GMT]]>@downscale While stuck in full screen is a bug, it's quite normal for browsers to use a lot of processes

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/313035https://forums.opera.com/post/313035Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:40:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:36:11 GMT]]>Re: Stuck in full screen

I was enjoying Opera GX as a browser, till I "fullscreened" a certain Gx.gaming site game. Now it's stuck in full screen. Can't F11/F12 to reduce the size back to normal, can't close the software with alt-F4, And when I finally gave up and hit Cntrl+Shift+Esc, and ended task, i noticed that there were (23) Opera GX instances running, while I was just playing a game. What the hell? So ...yeah I dunno about Opera GX, seems a little Kooky to say the least.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/313017https://forums.opera.com/post/313017Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:36:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:47:59 GMT]]>I am also facing the same issue.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/297834https://forums.opera.com/post/297834Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:47:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:09:46 GMT]]>@edward5 Thank you sooooo much!!! ur a lifesaver

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/297809https://forums.opera.com/post/297809Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:09:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:39:35 GMT]]>@davidjohn said in Stuck in full screen:

faced the same issue while reading the novel on a random site readlightnovel.info

That site looks for sale now, it has ads as "related searches" only.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/287203https://forums.opera.com/post/287203Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:39:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:14:06 GMT]]>@leocg Same problem here. Appearantly , it's a known problem with alot of people. I seriously do not understand why Opera does not have a "exit fullscreen" button when hovering to the top, just like Chrome. Why make life harder when it can be easy?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/287098https://forums.opera.com/post/287098Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:14:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Sun, 27 Mar 2022 22:18:23 GMT]]>what I did typed alt+p to get to settings them went to shortcuts setting and changed toggle fullscreen to something that wasn't used unlike f11 (which changes brightness for me) and once I changed the shortcut I put the new full screen command in and I was out of full screen

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/277690https://forums.opera.com/post/277690Sun, 27 Mar 2022 22:18:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Thu, 24 Feb 2022 03:11:08 GMT]]>to exit fullscreen, right click on the mouse button to get the options screen, it's that easy.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/275251https://forums.opera.com/post/275251Thu, 24 Feb 2022 03:11:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:19:39 GMT]]>@friendshipseeker Bless you! I was so frustrated, but this fix worked immediately.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/273696https://forums.opera.com/post/273696Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:19:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:01:21 GMT]]>@marrapjgaming thanks this help a lot

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272134https://forums.opera.com/post/272134Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:01:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stuck in full screen on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:26:46 GMT]]>@friendshipseeker said in Stuck in full screen:

@leocg This is a well known, old problem. The following 'locked' thread has more details.
https://forums.opera.com/topic/25654/opera-stuck-in-full-screen-no-way-out

I created a new problem, and gave my work-around because the original thread is locked and I cannot add.

As for when it happens, I am not sure. I touched something, maybe F11, and it went into full screen. I assumed that Esc would get me out, it didn't. I had to 'Alt-Tab' and go to a different window and google in Firefox, and came across that forum entry above, with no solution. I killed Opera, relaunched, still stuck, and no 'Exit full screen' etc. option anywhere. I went into settings because it was possible and there I see the 'Exit... ' in context menu.

Just implement 'Esc' or add 'Exit Full Screen' in the context menu, please.

Yes indeed -- tablet mode forces your computer to work like an iPad, where everything is always full screen. Some people only use Windows if it acts like an iPad.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272114https://forums.opera.com/post/272114Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:26:46 GMT