<![CDATA[How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup]]>Dear Users,
if you've recently started seeing a black, white, gray, or completely empty screen when launching Opera GX, you are likely encountering a known bug related to experimental Chromium flags.
This issue is often caused by a bug when the experimental Chromium flag #use-angle is manually set to non-default options like OpenGL or D3D9. The screen will appear broken and unusable, preventing you from accessing the browser settings.

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Here is a step-by-step guide to temporarily launch your browser and permanently apply the fix.

Step 1: Launch Opera GX without experiments (flags)

Method A: Modify the Shortcut
This is the easiest method for most users.

  • Right-click on your Opera GX shortcut (on your desktop or Start Menu).
  • Select Properties.
  • In the Target field, add the switch -no-experiments to the very end. Make sure there is a space between the existing path (the closing quote " if it's there) and the switch.
    Example: "C:\Users...\opera.exe" -no-experiments
    no_experiments.png
  • Click Apply and then OK.
  • Double-click the modified shortcut to launch Opera GX. It should now open normally.

Method B: Use the Command Line (Advanced)
If you prefer not to modify your shortcut, you can use the Command Prompt or PowerShell.

  • Open Command Prompt (CMD) or PowerShell.
  • Navigate to your Opera GX installation directory.
  • Run the browser with the switch:
    .\opera.exe -no-experiments

Step 2: Change the ANGLE Flag

Once you have successfully launched Opera GX using one of the methods above, you can now change the problematic flag back to a stable setting.
In the Opera GX address bar, type or paste the following address and hit Enter: opera://flags/#use-angle (or chrome://flags/#use-angle)
This will jump you directly to the setting "Choose ANGLE graphics backend."
Change the dropdown menu for this setting from the problematic value (likely OpenGL or D3D9) to either Default (Recommended) or D3D11 (If Default does not resolve the issue)

A Relaunch button will appear at the bottom right. Click it to restart your browser.

Your Opera GX should now open correctly without needing the -no-experiments switch!
If you used Method A in Step 1, you must now go back to the shortcut properties and remove the -no-experiments switch you added. It is no longer needed.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/87088/how-to-fix-opera-gx-grey-black-white-empty-screen-on-startupRSS for NodeSun, 10 May 2026 03:54:06 GMTFri, 07 Nov 2025 08:49:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:30:34 GMT]]>The issue is fixed in Chromium 140.0.7339.249. Please update your Opera GX to 124.0.5705.38 version.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/396050https://forums.opera.com/post/396050Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:30:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:38:32 GMT]]>@azimli52 For future reference, after you rename your "Opera GX Stable" folders to "Opera GX Stable old", you can delete everything in the new "Opera GX Stable\Default\Sessions" folder and copy all files from the old "Opera GX Stable old\Default\Sessions" folder over to the new, now-empty "Sessions" folder. That will restore your tabs and windows. Method doesn't work well with workspaces though.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395992https://forums.opera.com/post/395992Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:38:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:47:14 GMT]]>@azimli52 actually i was wanted to dont lose my tabs (i cant found how to save opened tabs instead extensions and settings etc), happy to early fix👍

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395972https://forums.opera.com/post/395972Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:47:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:58:52 GMT]]>@burnout426 they fixed in new update but still ty

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395971https://forums.opera.com/post/395971Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:58:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:41:23 GMT]]>@azimli52 Are you saying the standalone installation doesn't open for you either?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395954https://forums.opera.com/post/395954Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:41:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:37:19 GMT]]>@azimli52 You can rename the "Opera GX Stable" folder in both "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software" to "Opera GX Stable old". The start Opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395953https://forums.opera.com/post/395953Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:37:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:24:09 GMT]]>@burnout426 even with can describe whats wrong if i cant open opera in any way its possible to fix it without open it?🤔

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395942https://forums.opera.com/post/395942Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:24:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:34:42 GMT]]>@azimli52 You can make a standalone installation of Opera GX to a folder named "Opera GX" on your desktop and use that till you figure out what's wrong with your normal installation.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395822https://forums.opera.com/post/395822Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:34:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:39:51 GMT]]>@burnout426 why didnt work for me? i disabled these in cmd but still doesnt opens, i have exams at university and i need use pc with browser for exams (i dont like edge), u can help me?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395778https://forums.opera.com/post/395778Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:39:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:45:20 GMT]]>@burnout426 this finally worked for me, thank you!!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395773https://forums.opera.com/post/395773Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:45:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:18:56 GMT]]>@CzechRepublic98 Put compatibility back to default, start Opera in safe mode, reset your flags at the URL opera://flags, close Opera and start Opera normally.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395728https://forums.opera.com/post/395728Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:18:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:43:07 GMT]]>my opera gx doesnt even starts, none of solutions are worked. looking for a real fix😒⌚

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395725https://forums.opera.com/post/395725Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:43:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:40:45 GMT]]>not working for me... even after changing compatibility to Windows 8/7... I no longer have a blank screen, but every page (including settings) displays an error message after loading... I tried reinstalling Opera and updating my graphic drivers, but it still doesnt work.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395722https://forums.opera.com/post/395722Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:40:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:15:30 GMT]]>As someone in I.T. its wild to me this dev team pushes out so often an update that renders the entire browser unusable. I had to go through Chrome just to get here to find out what was going on. Really frustrating to have to go through this more than even one time, starting to debate on going back to the nightmare that is Chrome.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395716https://forums.opera.com/post/395716Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:15:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:19:56 GMT]]>@dordob Method B worked but the next time I have to open the problem persists. Hope this gets a fixed soon

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395569https://forums.opera.com/post/395569Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:19:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:46:40 GMT]]>@dordob Thanks. Opera needs more controlled source control because stable version shouldn't be this unstable every update brokes some things.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395529https://forums.opera.com/post/395529Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:46:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:29:22 GMT]]>worked for me! do i really need to remove the -no-experiments though? wouldn't it help me avoid future bugs?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395548https://forums.opera.com/post/395548Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:29:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:26:09 GMT]]>it doesn't work for me

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395511https://forums.opera.com/post/395511Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:26:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:47:08 GMT]]>Bottom line, users of Opera 123 (I use Opera One and have the same issue) shouldn't have to jump through hoops to install a stable working update.

Period

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395366https://forums.opera.com/post/395366Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:47:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:50:10 GMT]]>@dordob signed into opera forums just to tell u thank you. thank you so so so much, the first one worked for me and it was so simple too. u deserve a handful of awards

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395330https://forums.opera.com/post/395330Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:50:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:55:29 GMT]]>It worked for me on Opera (non-GX). Thank you very much!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395300https://forums.opera.com/post/395300Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:55:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:19:14 GMT]]>@acowboybythesea try this https://forums.opera.com/topic/87076/my-opera-gx-opens-but-the-everything-is-black/2 this should work over what the Opera GX admin is suggesting.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395306https://forums.opera.com/post/395306Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:19:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:48:23 GMT]]>Not wokring for me

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395277https://forums.opera.com/post/395277Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:48:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to Fix Opera GX Grey/Black/White/Empty Screen on Startup on Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:38:45 GMT]]>

Step 1: Launch Opera GX without experiments (flags)

Method A: Modify the Shortcut
This is the easiest method for most users.

  • Right-click on your Opera GX shortcut (on your desktop or Start Menu).
  • Select Properties.
  • In the Target field, add the switch -no-experiments to the very end. Make sure there is a space between the existing path (the closing quote " if it's there) and the switch.
    Example: "C:\Users...\opera.exe" -no-experiments
    no_experiments.png
  • Click Apply and then OK.
  • Double-click the modified shortcut to launch Opera GX. It should now open normally.

This worked for me. Thank you for the workaround!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/395246https://forums.opera.com/post/395246Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:38:45 GMT