How run Opera always in private mode and always in 96 DPI resolution?
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ohqwerty last edited by
[Opera 27.0.1689.54]
[Windows 8.1 Update 64-bit]
[Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Display\Change the size of all items = Medium (125%)]I want to use Opera always in private mode, and I want to use Opera always with a resolution of 96 DPI. The solution I found for this, is to add two parameters to the shortcut to start Opera, like this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\launcher.exe" --private --alt-high-dpi-setting=96
This solution is only a partial solution. When Opera is not running, and I double click on a file which is being opened by Opera -- then I do not get private mode, and I do not get a 96 DPI resolution.
Now my question is: How can I set Opera so that it will always run in private mode and in a 96 DPI resolution, without using start-up parameters? (I guess changes in the Windows Registry should be able to do this.)
I do not want to change my general PC configuration, because that will impact other programs than Opera. I do not want to discuss whether it is a good or bad idea to use the private mode or a 96 DPI resolution. I am just looking for a way to always run Opera in private mode and with a 96 DPI resolution, without using start-up parameters. Thank you.
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Deleted User last edited by
You could open Regedit and search all entries in Windows registry for the string laucher.exe and change that to
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\launcher.exe" --private --alt-high-dpi-setting=96 -- "%1" -
ohqwerty last edited by
Thank you for your response, gwen-dragon. I think your solution is smart, because it still uses the start-up parameters (in a way I did not expect). I implemented your solution in this way:
In the Windows Registry, all occurences of
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\Launcher.exe" -noautoupdate -- "%1"
have a key ending with "shell\open\command", so they are related to opening a file in Opera. I changed all these occurrences into
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\Launcher.exe" -noautoupdate --private --alt-high-dpi-setting=96 -- "%1"
After these Registry changes, when I double click on a file which is being opened by Opera -- then I get private mode, and I get a 96 DPI resolution. So this is really the solution I was looking for. Thank you.
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davehawley last edited by
Bear in mind that a future major automatic update of Opera could revert those registry settings back to standard again.
If it suddenly goes back to as it was before, that will be why.
Still in mourning for Opera 12.........
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ohqwerty last edited by
I blocked Opera's auto-update. When I will update Opera myself, or reinstall Opera -- I expect I will have to redo those registry changes.
