[Compilation]Discussions On How To Disable Splash Screen When Opening Opera One

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

Goto the URL opera://about, take note of the "install" path and close Opera. Then, delete the opera_gx_splash.exe file in the latest version folder in the install folder. Repeat this after each update until the issue is fixed.

The intro flag at opera://flags is for the opera://intro page and has nothing to do with the splash screen.

[Zandocarl]

Zandocarl last edited by

(Show Hidden Files in Windows)
go to
C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\Version_Number\ (find the last version)
find opera_gx_splash.exe and delete it
Restart PC if it doesn't work immediatly

Another way is this, but I tried and it didn't work

In the address bar digit
opera://flags
it opens a "secret" setting page;
in the search bar (top right) digit intro; it appears Opera One Introduction
click in the drop down menu ed choose "Disabled".
In the page, bottom right, click on "Relaunch"
Restart PC

[steve1376]

steve1376 last edited by

Zandocarl

first way works a treat cheers

[steve1376]

steve1376 @steve1376 last edited by

@steve1376 need to delete opera_gx_splash.exe after each update

lol they're persistent

[proshor]

proshor last edited by proshor

1. in the search bar (top right) digit intro; it appears Opera One Introduction
   click in the drop down menu ed choose "Disabled".
   I tried, it doesn't work.
2. use this to open browser you will have no splash screen in opera folders in local disk sent to desktop as shortcut works for me
   It also doesn't work. Only the deletion of the file "splash" helps.

[radenmas]

radenmas last edited by

because Opera doesn't seem to want to allow the splash screen to be disabled from the opera web browser, as a compromise, please release a tool that automatically deletes opera_gx_splash.exe.

currently i need to manually delete opera_gx_splash.exe every time opera got updated.

opera_gx_splash.exe not only obnoxiously loud. it also makes Opera web browser loads slower. Because for some unknown reason, Opera developers decided to launch the browser after the opera_gx_splash.exe finished its process. Instead of launching both the splash screen and web browser simultanously.

[steve1376]

steve1376 @proshor last edited by

@proshor Zandocarl post 1st option works but after update need to do same again

[Zandocarl]

Zandocarl @steve1376 last edited by

@steve1376
After every update is acceptable, since I think it reinstalls all the files. But when you use it many times per day is annoying.
I'm not the discoverer of these tricks, I've just found them on the net. The first worked for me; not the second.

[proshor]

proshor last edited by leocg

I wrote to Opera support:
https://www.opera.com/ru/contact/support-form
Please, write too, anyone, who can.

[athosdewitt]

athosdewitt last edited by leocg

Devs, please delete this nonsense ''feature'' already i simply cannot ask to every single user to delete that file, and your average user will simply swap to another browser.

[genegold]

genegold @athosdewitt last edited by

@athosdewitt Or have a manager come down on them at work.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

All you have to do is change the .exe to .old or some else.
Then it doesn't start again (works on Windows 10 & 11).
On Linux we don't have this problem with the intro.

[BlueTreeCat]

BlueTreeCat last edited by

I sincerely hope this is a bug and not a new "feature". I've seen this splash screen after upgrades previously, but now its every time I open my browser. Is there a bug making it think every startup is a fresh upgrade? Please fix it.

I've been using Opera since 2009 as my main browser across various operating systems and devices. If this is here to stay and works as intended I will switch to another browser. It's incredibly annoying and loud and adds nothing to the user experience.

[athosdewitt]

athosdewitt @BlueTreeCat last edited by

@bluetreecat yes it is and so far the only way to fix it it's to delete on your own a file
Right click on Opera in Windows start menu or desktop open file location if sends you to a shortcut reopen again file location of that shortcut then inside the folder with current build 102.0.etc you must delete a file with opera_gx_splash.exe

Hopefully it will be fixed in next update.

[Mrblock]

Mrblock @radenmas last edited by

@radenmas I apologize if I'm mistaken but doesn't the "Splash screen on startup" setting do exactly what you want?

[myswtest]

myswtest last edited by

Agreed with @Mrblock ... disable in Settings

Or use Linux, where the splash doesn't exist.

Or, write your own OS system script that deletes it

[erniegib]

erniegib last edited by

I just want it to come up as it was on the previous version.

Egibson@Gmail.com

[myswtest]

myswtest last edited by leocg

There's Already a massive thread about this - do a search.

[Supergenius]

Supergenius @ShoDaN-ShoDaN last edited by

@shodan-shodan
Thank you. I found the .exe file and changed it to an .old file, did the trick. The darn flag probably is not even processed, even though it exists. Nothing in settings. I was ready to toss out Opera and go back to - ew - Firefox.

[Papazachos]

Papazachos last edited by

I'll be using edge until this gets fixed