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I got the new "Instant Search" Popup and I am not happy with it. Whoever suggested this feature seriously needs attention. I thought at first it was malware infecting my computer before I did a Google search and see that Opera is responsible. I have looked in settings but cannot see a disable for this . Can someone help please ?
As a longtime user of Opera and noticed it fails to perform basic functions sometimes correctly I am wondering if it is worth bothering with. Vivaldi always works as expected but Opera ? !!!
Today I caught two Opera auto update processes running in task manager at the sametime. Both pointed to the correct Opera file, why two processes and while I'm speaking about therm why won't Opera let us turn off auto updates ? Also had Opera crash reporter appear at a different time today also in task manager. However I have Opera set to NOT send crash reports so why is it running ? Business organisations usually get the basics right before adding new features but Opera doesn't seem capable of this. I will continue to use Opera probably as a secondary installation so I can remove it easily if it continues to display "odd" behaviour.
Pleased to read yantas comments. I have many machines (Windows 7) and sometimes do standalone installations. They can be installed into one folder (with sub folders)on the hard drive so easy to delete if something suspicious happens. In the end today, I completely removed everything with the word Opera reinstalled and set up my settings all in about 10 minutes.
I got exactly the same about 10 minutes ago. Clicking on the "X" in the popup crashed Opera. Is this malware or a stupid thing that Opera developers think we want ? We need to know ! I am using latest version of Opera for Windows 10.
Regarding your message, i don't get the issue now. It could be because I don't have Opera on as many computers as I once did, due to Opera's irritating issues like the" Browsing assistant". If detailed answers can't be given the customer can walk and try other chromium browsers like I have done.
OK not a major issue but when I browse to an Amazon.co.uk site the Amazon assistant icon appears at the right of the address bar. If I right click the sign there are two options, to "install now" and "not now". Amazon is the only site that has this annoyance. I have my permissions for notifications set to "ask" first, but how do I get rid of Amazon assistant completely ? If i go to an Amazon site tomorrow it will reappear. It is not listed in my extensions folder either and as it only seems to appear in Opera ,can I draw my own conclusions from this?
I have been a long term user of Opera but find it doesn't have a status bar at the bottom of the page. Vivaldi have recently got their status bar to provide more info regarding page loading process etc. Anyone know of an extension suitable for Opera ? I've had a quick look myself and can't find anything.
Thanks for your responses, I have now calmed down. I have removed it from the sidebar but when I first had the "instant search" bar appear I don't think I clicked on anything to get it to appear, which makes it mysterious. I hope the "instant search" bar can only be used by user intervention and not when Opera thinks it should be shown. As a side note when Opera does these "upgrades" why don't they show a page automatically after the update so the user is aware of what features have been added or removed.
OK today had a small problem. Wanted to download offline package to update browser, I have done this many times in the past. The url is
https://www.opera.com/computer however going there no offline installer shown on the whole page apart from a portable usb installer. At the bottom of the page is a green box saying "Download Now" which downloads the stub which is not what I do ! Vivaldi came to the rescue and typing in exactly the same url showed the link to the offline installer of Opera towards the top of the pageon the right.. So i got what I wanted in the end. Why this hassle ?
Thank you burnout426 for your reply the comments have been noted
Been playing with the new version of Opera and find its all great so far apart from the number of ads blocked no longer appears on the "x" shield in address bar (Operas ad blocker).Clicking on the shield does then give info on the number of ads blocked but it would still be good to see at a glance the number of ads blocked . Is this going to be the new default behaviour ?
Hope someone can help me. Since updating to version 60 I have noticed that under privacy & security/content settings/cookies . If I click on add to block some cookies, the add button doesn't work. Is anyone else experiencing this ? Also I have only two wallpapers to choose from after updating, this seems strange too.
I can't go into detail, it was a matter of try and see. First go online ,any site then while online go into Operas cookie settings to see if the add exception button works. If it doesn't work close the internet connection and try the add button again. If this fails to work , whilst internet is off close Opera browser completely then whilst offline reopen browser and see if you can then add an exception. A combination of all these will get what you want to do by trial and error. Failing an official way I found this did eventually overcome the problem.
I am not a person who thinks everything about Opera is great with the product, but it is free. I can remember in the old days of version 6 or whatever, when users actually had to pay money to use the browser ! However to get back to your problem I would either download the full offline package and instal it upon the existing installation. If you think this would make matters worse, uninstal Opera via the "normal" method backing up your bookmarks and noting extensions etc. Then reinstal as a standalone instal shown as a USB installation in the full offline package. You can instal it anywhere including the "C" drive. ALL the files will then be in the one main folder or subfolders of that folder. Then create a shortcut of "launcher.exe" and stick it on your desktop. This installation should sort out any problems, and if not just delete the folder. This method does have a draw back in that you cannot set it as a default browser !
My slow adsl connection averages at 6-7mbs in a suburb of a large town. Some people in the countryside only get 2mbs, if they are lucky.
As for dial up do a search for "aol dial up users" or see https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-still-use-America-Online-AOL-and-if-so-why
Sort of like the web page you suggest, but the page I saw was more "professional" looking. The squares were clearly defined and coloured for the relevant features . I think the adblocker had a blue move side to side button like it has in the program itself. I did not click on anything on that page. Yet another mystery. I'm writing this message with Vivaldi because I do not have Opera on this particular machine. Should I be concerned about what I saw ? With Opera I keep a very clean browsing experience ,history etc is only kept for one day and I have NEVER stored passwords etc in any browser, or used an extension to do so.
I had similar. The occurence is mentioned in other recent postings including my own. The Opera moderators have not had the DECENCY of replying to the forum question. It is probably just something the Opera developers have done themselves , when they should instead be concentrating on producing a quality browser instead ! Shame on them.
I am becoming increasingly irritated with the Opera browser. I have already removed it from all my Windows 7 machines. I was browsing Windows 10 settings today and see "Opera Browsing Assistant" in the list of startup apps and enabled. Surely it is up to the USER if they want it enabled or not. I suppose I should be checking elsewhere to see its purpose, if indeed it has any purpose. It is only by chance that I saw it, it does not appear in my system tray and have not read in the blogs about it either. If it is mentioned its probably hidden in a corner so that people don't see it. I have mentioned the browser many times before, why can't Opera concentrate on the basics of a browser and NOT inflict things like the "Opera Browsing Assistant"upon us ?. I am beginning to think that Opera doesn't deserve a place on any of my machines.
As the original poster to this thread I would suggest removing Opera completely as soon as you are able to do so and opt for another chromium based browser (not Google Chrome). Then you will not have this problem OR difficultys with updates OR have the opera browsing assistant. In the end I just gave up on Opera after using the browser for 15 years. Once you are able to make the change it will be one less annoyance