Impossible to disable the automatic update of Opera browser

[operator777]

operator777 last edited by

Hello to everybody in the opera community,

I've tried everything, even all the advices given here in the forum but no one is working.
No way to disable the automatic update system of Opera browser for computers running on Windows 7 or Windows 10.

Does someone have "the miracle solution" to fix at 100% this problem ?

Thank you a lot because no one has the solution and can explain how to disable this thing.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 Renaming the auto-update executable should work. Just remember to do it very time you update Opera.

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg This was already tried. I ve done it many times and Opera has even updated the browser despite that.
Have you a 100% working solution please ?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 For that to work, you may need to update Opera using the offline installer while being offline and rename the auto update executable before going online again.

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg Hello I already tried this method at least 15 times and that doesnt work at all.
Do you have a 100% sure and easy way to fix this ?
I already checked in internet and no one has the solution.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 Nope, that's the easiest way and seems to be working here. Maybe you should also try to disable all Opera related entries in the task scheduler.

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg You should explain it with items or links with images, can you do it ?
We seem to not have the same computers.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777

Hit Windows key + r on the keyboard to open the run dialog, type taskschd.msc, and press enter to open the Windows Task Scheduler.

In the left-hand pane, left-click "Task Scheduler Library". A list of tasks will show up in the pane in the middle. Left-click the "Name" column header to sort the list by name.

In that middle pane, for each Opera scheduled update task you see, right-click it and disable it.

Repeat when you update Opera. Also, check that Opera doesn't enable them again on you when you start and close Opera or restart your computer.

[operator777]

operator777 @burnout426 last edited by operator777

@burnout426 Ok, but we have french as language here.
Does it exist a system translated in french ?
My computer system is in french, not english, and what you say I always have to translate each word before doing anything.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @operator777 last edited by burnout426

Not sure how accurate it is, but this is my post translated by https://translate.google.com/:

Appuyez sur la touche Windows + r sur le clavier pour ouvrir la boîte de dialogue d'exécution, tapez taskschd.msc et appuyez sur Entrée pour ouvrir le planificateur de tâches Windows.

Dans le volet de gauche, cliquez sur "Bibliothèque du planificateur de tâches". Une liste de tâches apparaîtra dans le volet du milieu. Cliquez avec le bouton gauche sur l'en-tête de colonne "Nom" pour trier la liste par nom.

Dans ce volet central, pour chaque tâche de mise à jour programmée d'Opera que vous voyez, cliquez dessus avec le bouton droit de la souris et désactivez-la.

Répétez lorsque vous mettez à jour Opera. Vérifiez également qu'Opera ne les réactive pas lorsque vous démarrez et fermez Opera ou redémarrez votre ordinateur.

And, these search results with pics etc. should be in French.

You could also ask in https://forums.opera.com/category/36/français.

[operator777]

operator777 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 I confirm you that it doesnt work at all.
Can you launch the question at the forum?
Because Opera webmasters never assist at all.
There is actually one question and one problem that nobody can answer or fix in the entire world : How to disable the automatic update system of Opera browser?

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

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

I confirm you that it doesnt work at all.

Hmm, sounds like something else must be updating Opera GX. Kaspersky is known to update programs for you. If you have it, disable that feature in Kaspersky.

Can you launch the question at the forum?

There's nothing more to do currently. But, if we can reproduce the problem, a bug can be filed.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

You could clear everything in your "C:\Windows\temp" folder and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\temp" folder to make sure there's no Opera installer stuff left behind that might be trying to run over and over. Unlikely, but you can try to see if that helps.

You could also uninstall Opera (don't choose to delete your data when uninstalling), delete the install folder if it remains, and then reinstall Opera, and disable autoupdate things again just to see if it helps.

[operator777]

operator777 @burnout426 last edited by operator777

@burnout426 Hi. I found no solution on internet. Nobody really knows how to fix that. But I tried my self, a solution. I uninstalled the new version of opera and looked for the oldest versions. I found the version of june. I installed it, runned, works good but again no way to keep this old version because opera forces me to uptade to the new version. It made me a headheache. I stop searching for today. I have to find a 100% sure solution to fix this problem because Opera has no assistance.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 said:

Can you launch the question at the forum?

This topic is exactly about it.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

You can try a standalone installation of any version you want. Read the part about the installer command-line switch to not launch Opera after installation so that you can delete opera_autoupdate.exe before Opera starts. With a standalone installation, there are no scheduled tasks added to the registry so no worrying about updates via scheduled tasks. I do this all the time and have a zillion standalone installations that don't update and stay at the version I installed. Works no problem.

[operator777]

operator777 @burnout426 last edited by operator777

@burnout426 I already tried this method. I deleted these files or tasks, but the browser did even automatically the update. I'm solutionless. And also lost motivation.

[operator777]

operator777 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Hello, no one of your advices work. Can you transfer my question to the forum please ? Because nobody has the solution and can fix the problem.
The question is :
Impossible to disable the automatic update of Opera browser

[operator777]

operator777 @leocg last edited by

@leocg Hello, no one of your advices work. Can you transfer my question to the forum please ? Because nobody has the solution and can fix the problem.
The question is urgent :
Impossible to disable the automatic update of Opera browser

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @operator777 last edited by

@operator777 As I already said, there is this topic already to discuss it.

If and when someone has a solution, s/he will post it here.