All,
Here ya go:
https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2023/02/opera-95-stable/
https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2023/01/opera-windows-7-8/
I highly recommend updating your OS to Windows 10 then upgrading Opera. Windows 10 is free and currently supported by Microsoft.
The temporary solution offered in this forum (i.e., blocking Opera's updates via host file) is not recommended.
Please share.
Cheers