Starting Opera in Fullscreen mode

[chawoobie]

chawoobie last edited by

Am I missing something? Opera 24 (stable) opens in fullscreen mode. In Preferences, there is even a section that allows adjustments to opening screen size and location. I cannot find such options in Opera 25 and 26. Both always open in a smaller window and have to be "maximized." How do I get 25 and 26 to open fullscreen.

Interestingly, the preferences section for 25 on my laptop DOES include options to adjust screen size!!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

I've never see such options in Opera Blink(Opera 15+).

At least not on Windows.

[chawoobie]

chawoobie last edited by

I figured it out!! When Opera opens to the smaller window, there will be only the fullscreen icon on the top right, in the middle. Rather than clicking it to expand, use the cursor to drag the screen to the desired fullscreen size, then you can click the middle icon to maximize. Then, close Opera. Navigate to C:\users(your folder)\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Next (or Developer). Then open the Prefences file with Notepad. The first section should look like this:
{
"browser": {
"last_clear_browsing_data_time": "13055961354714955",
"window_placement": {
"height": 1050,
"left": -3,
"maximized": false,
"top": 0,
"width": 1926
}

Note the line "maximized": false, Change false to true, then save file. Restart Opera and it should open in fullscreen mode!!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Here if i maximixe Opera and then close it on that state, it will reopen maximized without any need of editing a file.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

I did what chawoobie recommended, it worked for me