@andrew84
I asked in a Windows 11 support forum and the Icon is for Opera to serve ads.
Brave is doing the same thing they are very open about it, a big ad across the start page, an explanation and you can easily disable it in Brave.
Regards
Fitzy

@burnout426
Thank you for the update.
I will stay with the previous version for the time being.

Regards
Fitzy

@Sequester
I asked about it in a Windows 11 Forum, the icon is for Opera to serve ads.
Brave is doing the same thing though they far more overt about it a full page ad on the start screen, an explnation and easy way to disable it.
Regards Fitzy

@andrew84
I asked in a Windows 11 support forum and the Icon is for Opera to serve ads.
Brave is doing the same thing they are very open about it, a big ad across the start page, an explanation and you can easily disable it in Brave.
Regards
Fitzy

@Sequester I submitted a bug report. You can turn it off but it keeps coming back.
If I could turn it off and it stayed off It would not be so bad.
I have uninstalled that version and gone back to the previous version.
Also have disabled auto update for the time being.
regards
Fitzydj

Hi Opera Community
I am hoping someone can help me please?
All of a sudden the purple icon has appeared at the top my Speed Dial Home Page and and when clicked, There is the Advent Message as per the second image.
I click the X and Close it and it reappears again.
Is this some new feature or have I been infected with Malware?
I did a full scan with Micrsoft Defender and nothing showed up.
I am running Window 11 25H2 Build 2600.7171 and my Opera Version is 124.0.5705.65.
If this is some new feature does anyone know how to disable it please?
Regards Fitzy

@fitzydj Just installed 77.0.4054.80 and Opera starts normally.

I just updated to Opera 77.0.4054.60 64 Bit and it crashes on the Start Page which was having no issues on the Previous version 76.0.4017.177
I disabled Ad Blocker and Facebook Purity made no difference have reverted back to 76.0.4017.177 and disabled Auto update.

I am running Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit, in Programs and Features Opera is listed twice Opera Stable 48.0.2685.39 Size 328MB and Opera Stable 50.0.2762.45 Size 0MB. 50.0.2762.45 is the version I am running.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled Opera and I am just wondering why Opera is listed like this?

When I uninstalled there was no version of Opera listed in Programs and Features, I deleted all the user data removed all references to Opera in the Windows Registry.

Hi burnout426
I deleted the two files and it fixed the issue.
Thank you for your help

Thank you sgunhouse "How are you starting the program?"

It doesnt matter if I start from a shortcut, start menu or the operamail.exe file the program behaves the same way.

The computer otherwise is fine, I have scanned the computer with Webroot Secure Complete, Malwarebytes and Super Anti Spyware nothing detected.

I reinstalled Opera Mail over the top of itself and it didn't fix the problem.

I only use Opera Mail as a newsreader, Office Outlook 2010 is my email client.