<![CDATA[Profiles as default browser]]>There should be a way to make profiles as default browsers. I like opera and it has lots of good fetures but there is no way to set profiles as default browsers which I want so I can use opera for a school browser and personal use

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/58904/profiles-as-default-browserRSS for NodeMon, 13 Jul 2026 14:13:59 GMTWed, 23 Nov 2022 06:10:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Profiles as default browser on Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:32:24 GMT]]>@the-devil7 No problem. Sounds good.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294710https://forums.opera.com/post/294710Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:32:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Profiles as default browser on Thu, 24 Nov 2022 22:41:13 GMT]]>@burnout426 I already have the browser pinned but also I don't want to screw around with the settings as I'm not a technical guy, also it is technically the schools laptop so I don't want to screw around with it too much, so I'm just going to leave the suggestion and hope opera does something

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294528https://forums.opera.com/post/294528Thu, 24 Nov 2022 22:41:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Profiles as default browser on Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:54:00 GMT]]>Another workaround for now is to create a standalone installation to use for each extra profile you want and then use Method 2 on this page to add launcher.exe for the profile you want to the Windows registry so it can be set as the default browser. The tool is for a portable version of Firefox, but it works with Opera too. It'll just say "Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition" in Default apps. You can change that though by editing ApplicationName in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FirefoxPortable\Capabilities" in the registry if you want.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294467https://forums.opera.com/post/294467Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:54:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Profiles as default browser on Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:47:18 GMT]]>@the-devil7 Thanks for the clarifications.

Yes, it would be awesome if Opera supported setting a certain profile as the default. For now though, see this post for an advanced workaround.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294465https://forums.opera.com/post/294465Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:47:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Profiles as default browser on Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:19:45 GMT]]>@burnout426 I use opera gx and the laptop has windows

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294464https://forums.opera.com/post/294464Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:19:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Profiles as default browser on Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:43:08 GMT]]>Sorry burnout426 idk how to reply to your message specifically but I use opera gx and the laptop has windows (it has the windows button)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294433https://forums.opera.com/post/294433Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:43:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Profiles as default browser on Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:41:59 GMT]]>@the-devil7 In your specific case, are you on Windows, and are you referring to Opera GX or regular Opera?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294431https://forums.opera.com/post/294431Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:41:59 GMT