I can't get opera gx to work

[Sako47]

Sako47 last edited by

I downloaded the browser and installed on the C drive, the browser does not want to start, that is, it starts you can see the logo and the icon on the taskbar, but every now and then it shuts down and turns on again. Reinstalling the browser does not help Gif from restarting

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

It's crashing and trying to restart after a crash. Then, it gives up after a few times.

First, make a test standalone installation of Opera GX to a folder named "Opera GX Test" on your desktop.

Does that Opera GX do it too?

If so, right-click launcher.exe in the "Opera GX Test" folder and choose "Create shortcut". Then, right-click on that shortcut, goto "properties" and switch to the Shortcut tab. Then, in the target field, at the end of the command, add a space and then -disable-gpu.

As in:

"C:\Users\yourusername\Desktop\Opera GX Test\launcher.exe" --disable-gpu

Then, double-click that shortcut to launch Opera GX to test if there's any difference.

Also see https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/known_issues/#wiki_opera_closes_right_away for some other reasons why Opera GX might close right away.