Impossible to disable the automatic update of Opera browser

[operator777]

operator777 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Hello, I come back to give you a quick feedback.
I tried all the solutions you gave.
No one worked.
So I tried my own solution, which was : To uninstall the new opera version, and install an old version (88).
I deleted the tasksfiles and the opera update exe's and app.'s files
It worked 1 day.
The day after, it automatically uptade the browser to one level next version.
And 3 days later, the opera browser made an automatic update, and installed the latest new version.
So now i had to uninstall it again and install the old version, delete all the files and taskfiles...
I m now waiting.
I guess it will not work again.
So can I ask you if you can ask for help in the forum for me ?
Because there is absolutely no solution to fix this problem.
It would be nice from you.
Thanks.

[operator777]

operator777 @ranger375 last edited by operator777

@ranger375 I dont have any options you mentionned in your comment :

"- Download the standalone version you need :
???????????

• Disable your internet connection : I cant disable it because the installation of opera browser needs an internet connection.

• Install : Install what ??????

• Open advanced firewall settings : This option doesnt exist in the settings of Windows 7.

• Right Click on Incoming Rules and add a new rule
  Select Program (exe) and press next
  In the exe path type "%ProgramFiles%$Opera developer$$VERSION$\opera_autoupdate.exe" :

These options dont exist with Windows 7.....

• e.g. "%ProgramFiles%\Opera developer\92.0.4519.0\opera_autoupdate.exe" and press next
  Select Deny (disable) connection option and press next
  Mark all network profiles (Domain, Private & Public) and press next
  Finally add a name, description and press finish
  Do the same in Outgoing rules
  Enable your internet connection :

Again, these options dont exist with Windows 7 and you can check by yourself.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 said in Impossible to disable the automatic update of Opera browser:

So can I ask you if you can ask for help in the forum for me ?

This doesn't make sense. You already have your thread here asking about it. If I create a new thread where I ask the same thing, it'd just be duplicating what you already asked. Maybe you mean something else and your English isn't coming across accurately.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 said in Impossible to disable the automatic update of Opera browser:

I tried all the solutions you gave.
No one worked.

Again, not sure why the solutions given don't work for you. They work for everyone else.

[operator777]

operator777 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Like I said, no one of the solutions worked. I tried everything. And Opera does always the update. I'm sorry but why should I say that this is ok ?
I followed step by step all the advices and no one is working.
In extra, there is no way to be in contact with someone working in Opera.
It's just unbelievable.

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by operator777

@leocg I read your advices, I applied them and no one is working...
The automatic update system of the opera browser does always the update, even when the old version is installed...
It seems that no one in the world has the solution to fix that probleme.
Do you know an ingenior working for Opera or Google, who can help us ??
For the moment I cant use the opera browser because the new version is too unstable.
My computer is freezed by the browser opera.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 said:

I read your advices, I applied them and no one is working..

That's strange because it works here and seems to work for others.

The automatic update system of the opera browser does always the update, even when the old version is installed...

It should work no matter the version being used, unless you block the automatic update.

It seems that no one in the world has the solution to fix that probleme.

Without knowing what is causing it, people can only guess.

For the moment I cant use the opera browser because the new version is too unstable.
My computer is freezed by the browser opera.

It also happens in Beta and Developer versions?

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by operator777

@leocg I only use the archived opera version in their website. I installed the version of june 2022. But once installed, despite the fact that I deleted all the tasksfiles, it automatically updates this old version to the newest version. I am in burnout because of this problem. I cant use my computer with opera browser. I'm very upset. The new version of Opera uses the maximum capacity of the processor and CU. It freezes the computer.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 Are you installing using the offline installer and without being connected to the internet?

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by operator777

@leocg No way to do that. Without an internet connection, it doesnt download the file.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 This topic is to discuss the fact that you can't block automatic updates. If you want to discuss the problem with Opera crashing, please open a new one.

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg You dont seem to understand the probleme.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 What is the last version that works for you?

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg I will give up and definitively uninstall Opera. But I will lose all my favourites and bookmarks. That's the probleme. Opera browser is announced by google as the worst browser for computers. I begin now to understand why...

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg https://get.geo.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/88.0.4412.27/win/

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg Once this june version is installed, Opera immediately updates the browser to the newest version.. Thats a huge big probleme for me.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @operator777 last edited by burnout426

@operator777 Download "Opera_88.0.4412.27_Setup_x64.exe", to your downloads folder, hit Windows key + r to open the run dialog, type cmd and press enter,

In the command prompt, type cd "%userprofile%\Downloads" to change to your downloads folder where Opera_88.0.4412.27_Setup_x64.exe is at. Then, type:

Opera_88.0.4412.27_Setup_x64.exe  --launchopera=0

and press enter.

Then, Opera will install without starting and without automatically updating.

Then, before (has to be before) you open Opera, rename opera_autoupdate.exe in the "88.0.4412.27" folder in the install folder. Then, disable Opera's autoupdate tasks in the Windows Task Scheduler.

Then, and only then, can you start Opera.

This method will work whether you're connected to the net or not, But, you can disconnect from the net after downloading Opera_88.0.4412.27_Setup_x64.exe just for extra good measure if you want, and the installer won't need the net at all to install.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 You should be able to export your bookmarks, so you can import them 8n the new browser.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 Then download it, disconnected from the internet, run that offline installer, rename the auto update executable for that build, connect to the internet again and you should not get any automatic updates.

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg said in Impossible to disable the automatic update of Opera browser:

rename the auto update executable for that build

Impossible to do that with Windows 7...