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    • jaekobcaed
      jaekobcaed last edited by jaekobcaed
      • OS: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
      • Opera GX Version: 82.0.4227.25

      Hi, recently I noticed that Opera GX was no longer listed as my default browser for some reason. Before, I had it set to default but something changed the default browser back to IE.

      The weird thing is that when I try to make GX my default browser, either by the browser settings, nothing happens. When I try to go through the default programs menu in Windows, GX doesn't even show up as an option there.

      I ended up temporarily setting Firefox as my default browser for now but I primarily use GX which is why I'm hoping to be able to figure this issue out. Is there anything I can try? I also recently ran a virus scan to make sure that I didn't pick something up that changed things. I also haven't changed any OS settings recently and in terms of browser settings, I didn't touch any flags or advanced settings for quite some time.

      Any suggestions to try? Thanks in advance!

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      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer @jaekobcaed last edited by burnout426

        @jaekobcaed said in Can't make Opera GX my default browser:

        Any suggestions to try?

        https://forums.opera.com/post/269641 (only install to "C:\Program Files\Opera GX" instead)

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        • jaekobcaed
          jaekobcaed @burnout426 last edited by

          @burnout426 Hi, thank you for your suggestion, I will give it a try in a bit and then come back to report what happens.

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            jaekobcaed @burnout426 last edited by

            @burnout426 Okay, it seems everything worked. Thanks for your help!

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