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    • dribbler84
      dribbler84 last edited by

      do all things ofline!

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      • Credo1911
        Credo1911 @dribbler84 last edited by

        @dribbler84
        Just install version 99 and then open properties on the shortcut on your desktop. In Target just add this at the end:
        --disable-update
        Then you can start the opera and it will never update to newer version at all.

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          • Mitsaras2023
            Mitsaras2023 last edited by

            in folder \AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\ opera keep folder of old version has been instaled open one of them and make a link of opera.exe to dektop to run old version the only way !!!

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            • d3x0r
              d3x0r @Credo1911 last edited by

              @credo1911 I'm trying to avoid auto update issues that I'm already facing with chrome - are you sure --disable-update works? I can't really find a reference for opera command line switches - there's a link somewhere to chromium switches, but that doesn't include that option...

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              • Mitsaras2023
                Mitsaras2023 @d3x0r last edited by

                @d3x0r after the cration off folder with archive opera copy paste in the same folder with another name so when update new version do not erase the the old one and then rub from renamed folder opera.exe

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                • JuanEsteban90
                  JuanEsteban90 @operator777 last edited by

                  @operator777 Do what I did; us a different browser

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                  • Dan23423242
                    Dan23423242 @burnout426 last edited by

                    @burnout426 for me it worked. Thank you!

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                    • ep0t
                      ep0t @leocg last edited by

                      @leocg I agree, this worked for me.

                      • Rename opera_autoupdate.exe to opera_autoupdate.exeSTOPPIT
                      • Then reboot. Important, this only works after restarting your pc.
                      • This stopped the auto updater annoyance 🎉

                      To help others, you can find the auto-update exectuble by:

                      • looking in Windows Task manager, in the list of Processes, if you can find the Opera GX Internet Browser, right-click it, Open the file location, it is probably:
                        C:\Users\{yourusername}\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera GX\
                      • In the above folder open the autoupdate folder and in there, rename the opera_autoupdate.exe to anything else.
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                      • ep0t
                        ep0t @operator777 last edited by

                        @operator777 how to disable Opera auto-updater.png

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