OperaGX not working anymore
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
There's the Microsoft Family issue that blocks all browsers besides Edge. See https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/1llpis6/issue_microsoft_family_safety_prevents_opera_from/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/OperaGX/comments/1lkdv5t/re_gx_crashing_on_launchnot_opening/ for more info. There are also quite a few posts on these forums about it.
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UngameableYT last edited by
@burnout426 thank you for the suggestion for this issue, unfortunately this doesnt work at all, and now I cant use google or opera gx at all, maybe they are having issues with my pc. IDK? If there is anything taht can help please let me know
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@UngameableYT said in OperaGX not working anymore:
and now I cant use google
Are you talking about Google the search engine (google.com) or Google Chrome?
or opera gx at all,
I thought you already couldn't use Opera GX at all.
unfortunately this doesnt work
What specifically did you do?
Does a test standalone installation of Opera GX work?
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UngameableYT last edited by
@burnout426 so I will go over the details because I read mine over and its confusing.
. I got Opera around jan-feb of 2025 around 1 and a half years after my pc was bought
. I have microsoft family issues but none were happening until around may where opera wouldnt work at all.
. I looked up tutorial videos on how to fix it but none of that was working.
. What was weird was that my laptop and other devices werent affected and they could run opera smoothly (they also were in microsoft family)
. I have been using Microsoft Edge since and I really miss opera gx.
. Ive tried seeing if "running with admin" would work but no, seeing if its open in task manager, no. Changing my microsoft family to make it work, no. seeing if my vpn could be blocking it, no. Re-installing it because it may be a bug, no.
. Tried everything and it doesnt work.
.I will look into your suggestion, and to answer your questions...
. Google the app, (not to be confused with google chrome, which is different)
. I was restating that after I found out that google doesnt work at all.
. The only I have changed is what the reddit posts that you have posted when you first replied.
I dont know what happened and theres nothing wrong with my pc or vpn so I wouldnt know. -
burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426
One thing I was do as a test is to temporarily create a new user account (local one not tied to a Microsoft account), log into it, download the Opera GX installer there, launch it, click "options", make sure the "install type" is set to "Current user", make sure the "install path" is set to "C:\Users\testaccount\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera GX", adjust the other options, and install.
Then, see if everything works fine there. If so, then you know it's something with your user account (probably the family issue as you suspect).
You can delete that user account when done testing.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@UngameableYT said in OperaGX not working anymore:
.I will look into your suggestion
Yes, definite test if a standalone installation works.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
Re-installing
Try uninstalling and reinstalling again.
Uninstall Opera GX (don't choose to delete your data when asked).
After Opera is uninstalled, delete its install folder. It should be the "Opera GX" folder in "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs" by default, but it might be in "C:\Program Files" or "C:\Program Files (x86)" depending on how Opera GX was installed before. Anyway, just make sure the "Opera GX" folder is gone.
Then, delete everything "C:\Windows\temp" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\temp" to clear your temp folder (don't worry about the few files you can't delete because they're in use).
Then, download the Opera GX installer, launch it, make sure "Install for" is set to "Current User", make sure "Install path" is set to "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera GX", adjust all the other options as you like and install.
See how that works.
If Opera GX still doesn't load, rename the "Opera GX Stable" folders in both "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software" to "Opera GX Stable old" to test Opera with fresh data and settings.
If that works, the issue is in your "Opera GX Stable" folder (likely the Roaming one) somewhere.
Note that in Windows Explorer (File Explorer), you'll want to click "View" on the toolbar, goto "Show" and enable "file extensions" and "hidden items" so you can see and browse the app folder and see extensions for files.
If Opera GX still doesn't work, I would temporarily download and install Chrome, Vivaldi, Brave and Firefox to test if they have issues too. That might tell you if it really is a Micrsoft Family issue or not.
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UngameableYT last edited by
@burnout426 I did do a standalone installation of Opera Gx but that didnt work, I am currently looking into the other suggestions that you have made, so give me a couple of minutes and I will see if that works
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UngameableYT last edited by leocg
@burnout426 Well I just solved it, something with the name was wrong, I asked Co-Pilot what to do, and it told me to rename the file name from "Opera.exe" to "Opera1.exe" So Issue Solved
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions and I finally can used this amazing Opera GX again, so thank you I wish I could vote you 5/5 since you were so helpful. But thank you!!!! -
burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@UngameableYT if you had to rename opera.exe, that means something was blocking Opera. It’s most likely a Microsoft Family issue where you have to allow opera.exe, but it could be your anti-virus blocking Opera.
The downside of renaming opera.exe is that you’ll break DRM-protected content. This means Netflix for example will break.
Another downside is that when Opera updates, you’ll have to delete your renamed opera.exe and rename the new version of opera.exe. Otherwise, Opera won’t start.
So, if possible, it’s best to sort out the root cause so you don’t have to rename opera.exe.
