@burnout426 Hi there, thank you so so much for taking your time to write down the directions. This is really good advice, however there is only one problem. When I launch the browser, I just want to get my work done. Things done like daily tasks and when I am in a hurry to have to get information I need. I don't have the time to mess around with all of this which is why stability and function are so important. I appreciate your advice however, but as of now I do have other more stable browsers (firefox and chromium portable) both of which are getting the job done. I love Opera browser for its unique abilities but at this rate, it is difficult to trust as a reliable solution.

Hi, Using Opera for a long time and always updated to the latest for security / benefits and improvements. However its sad to say that version 60 is not to my liking. The way version 58 looked was easier on the eyes. This new version hurts the eyes. The color is too bright or too dark. Speed Dial became very small and if I make it bigger, then bookmarks get big too. If I click Speed Dial folders, the font text inside is blurry. The side bar which I was using used to be black even with the light theme and the light theme looked a lot better.
The top book marks bar, address bar, everything has no borders its just 1 big white space.

Sorry but this new look is not for me. This is not a matter of getting used to and "adapting" - this is bad UI. If this is on purpose, can anyone show me where I can download version 58? Or how to fully Uninstall and remove all traces of Opera?

Thank you in advance!

Edit : Also the Speed Dial is not just tiny, but it takes longer to load. For example if I close all the tabs, the last page is blank then 10 seconds later the Speed Dial icons come, and the folders have blurry fonts.

@marmottin Hi I'm sorry I think I prefer I want to completely Uninstall version 60. I am afraid to even go back to version 58 because it will just update itself. There is not an option to stop automatic updates?
I really really loved this browser but this has gone too far. It hurts my eyes too much.
I'm sorry if I am wrong here but for me this is painful and heart breaking.

Hello everyone. I am back with some good news. To go back to version 58 permanently. Please follow these steps :

1. Go to your AppData/Local and AppData/Roaming - Copy Opera Software folders from there to a seperate location. For example : Make a new Folder OperaLocal, then copy "Opera Software" from C:\Users[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\Opera Software.
   ---DO the same step for Roaming as well. This folder is where your user settings etc are.

2. Uninstall Opera > It will have a box if you want to delete your User Data also, don't check that box. The above step is just insurance you don't lose your settings etc. But your user data will remain intact.

NOTE: This step 2 is only for those who wish to Uninstall and Re-install. If you look in C:\Program Files\Opera , most of you can already see version 58 is already there. Opera keeps the last good version just in case to allow you to revert. In this case, you only delete version 60 folder and that is it. Proceed to Firewall and Task Scheduler steps. If you do not have version 58, then you must uninstall and proceed to below steps.

3. After Uninstall Opera, go to

https://get.geo.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/58.0.3135.127/win/

and download your beloved old version 58. After download, Install it.

4. Opera will automatically start after install, Close it very quickly!

5. Go to your Windows Task Scheduler. Hit Windows Key, type Task Scheduler. Once it starts, go in Task Scheduler Library > and look for > Opera scheduled Autoupdate. Right Click this and Disable it.

6. Now type Windows Key and type Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Here you will make 2 Rules to Fully block Opera from AutoUpdate.

Click Inbound > New Rule > Program > browse for program.

You need to go into C:\Program Files\Opera\58.0.3135.127\ and look for this file :

opera_autoupdate.exe

Now block this file in both Inbound and Outbound (new rule > program) same steps. You will select Block Connection and for ALL Domain. It's a very simple process but I am here to help if you have any problem so do not worry.

7. After this, Opera will not able to update itself without your permission!

8. Now you may enjoy!

Benefits of this :

1. Easy on your eyes,
2. Beautiful dark side bar (even with light theme)
3. Speed Dial now looks properly size and its font are now perfect!
4. No more ugly too much white space and everything looks like it is designed by a human being for another human being!

Ok that is it! And remember, you can use extention like Ublock Origin and Decentraleyes.

You can also use a good host file. No more nasty things coming in your PC.

Best security is you, not what someone else force on you. So best of lucky my friends and have yourself the most wonderful day, enjoy the Upgrade to version 58!

Thank you Opera Team! Wow.... 1 year. Let's not let these type of things go unnoticed anymore. Thank you so so much, now I can have that beer that's been in my fridge forever.

Hello,

The bookmarks Side panel does not show all the bookmarks after update to the latest Opera.

Another issue is the browser is now more sluggish, less responsive and slow. Even after clearing all history, etc. After less than one hour of use the browser becomes sluggish.

Edit : Reverted back to Opera Version 66 -- Too afraid to go into "About" section because it starts to automatically download update.

Is there any way to Stop updates?

Updating to 69 causes constant crashing loop where the browser will simply crash, then restart. All extensions went missing, when later checked if they were actually missing in extensions section, they were all disabled.
Speed Dial went completely missing.
Weather widget, just another annoyance no one asked for and is forced on the user
Twitter is fine for those who want it but this isn't the problem with Opera
The problem is they can't build a browser that updates without messing up somehow and taking away the user's data.
Why is it that the Speed Dial just disappeared? Why did extensions disable? Why does the browser keep going into a Launch-Crash-Relaunch bootloop cycle?
Had to revert back to 68 from backup and had to fully disable updates by deleting task scheduler, renaming updater, and --disiable-update in launch options.
Whatever is causing the crashes and issues has to be fixed, thats the point of the update. No body wants to start over again when each new major update comes out.
I have been on Chrome since the last time Opera had a big update blunder and have not had a single issue updating Chrome (or Chromium) not only are faster, but much much more reliable than Opera has been as of late, I have lost trust and faith in Opera completely this time, second time these Start - Crash - Relaunch boot loop cycle, loosing all speed dials, Slow Startups, All extensions magically just turning off, Opera user login not working, all these bugs right after updating to 69.
And the funny thing is, some people are not having these issues, or are not noticing the minor issues that are leading to bigger issues later.
In terms of reliability, trust, dependability, lets just say that Opera icon will be fighting for space on the desktop, and the desktop has PLENTY of space, even so, the only thing that remains is that beloved O icon, just as a reminder of how good Opera used to be and how bad it is now that only the Icon itself is the pleasing part remaining.

Speed dial thumbnails, 9/10 times when starting Opera, Speed Dial colors are either washed out, or brightly colored Neon. It takes multiple restarts just to get the Speed dial icons colors to look Normal again. This was never an issue in the older versions. No matter which GPU, AMD, Nvidia, Intel. Its the same. I am sick and tired of having to constantly restart Opera just to get the Speed Dial Icon Colors to look
acceptable.

I have tried turning GPU Acceleration On/Off and it does nothing. I have updated drivers, tried on various GPUs. Its a problem with Opera. Its the only browser that discolors thumbnails.

opera://flags/
#force-color-profile
scRGB linear

This method does not work. None of these works. Speed Dial icons are still terribly miscolored.

Will this feature ever be fixed?

Can we have a button that forces Tabs to sync between Windows browser and Android browser?

There is nothing worse than having to open Opera in Windows expecting the tabs you had going in your phone/tablet will just magically be there but more often than not, they are not there. When I say more often, it is a lottery winning ticket to see Tabs.

This has been one of the longest annoyances and we need to get this fixed because it is very important. Think of how useful this feature is for someone who needs 1 device to be able to continue their work on another device. It has been one of the best features ever to be made in browsers.

So this is more of a begging rather than a request to fix a 'bug' as it has been a very extremely excruciatingly long time this has been going on. People rely on this technology, for work, school, etc. Please make open Tabs syncing work. Please add something on the side bar that Forces it to sync.

Thank you.

All speed dials gone after "update"

Updating to 69 causes constant crashing loop where the browser will simply crash, then restart. All extensions went missing, when later checked if they were actually missing in extensions section, they were all disabled.
Speed Dial went completely missing.
Weather widget, just another annoyance no one asked for and is forced on the user
Twitter is fine for those who want it but this isn't the problem with Opera
The problem is they can't build a browser that updates without messing up somehow and taking away the user's data.
Why is it that the Speed Dial just disappeared? Why did extensions disable? Why does the browser keep going into a Launch-Crash-Relaunch bootloop cycle?
Had to revert back to 68 from backup and had to fully disable updates by deleting task scheduler, renaming updater, and --disiable-update in launch options.
Whatever is causing the crashes and issues has to be fixed, thats the point of the update. No body wants to start over again when each new major update comes out.
I have been on Chrome since the last time Opera had a big update blunder and have not had a single issue updating Chrome (or Chromium) not only are faster, but much much more reliable than Opera has been as of late, I have lost trust and faith in Opera completely this time, second time these Start - Crash - Relaunch boot loop cycle, loosing all speed dials, Slow Startups, All extensions magically just turning off, Opera user login not working, all these bugs right after updating to 69.
And the funny thing is, some people are not having these issues, or are not noticing the minor issues that are leading to bigger issues later.
In terms of reliability, trust, dependability, lets just say that Opera icon will be fighting for space on the desktop, and the desktop has PLENTY of space, even so, the only thing that remains is that beloved O icon, just as a reminder of how good Opera used to be and how bad it is now that only the Icon itself is the pleasing part remaining.

@burnout426 Thank you for this.

It's very difficult to use this browser any more as its unreliable. It needs a major rework and reliability should be the top priority if it must compete with Chrome or Firefox.

@burnout426 Hi there, thank you so so much for taking your time to write down the directions. This is really good advice, however there is only one problem. When I launch the browser, I just want to get my work done. Things done like daily tasks and when I am in a hurry to have to get information I need. I don't have the time to mess around with all of this which is why stability and function are so important. I appreciate your advice however, but as of now I do have other more stable browsers (firefox and chromium portable) both of which are getting the job done. I love Opera browser for its unique abilities but at this rate, it is difficult to trust as a reliable solution.

@radekpilich Same here, I have disabled updates entirely. But what if 68 is also broken? We have no way to know.

@sgunhouse Hi, there was an issue in the Bookmarks sidebar where bookmarks were not showing.
There were issues with syncing, freezing, and unresponsive behaviour after 5-10 mintues or sometimes just unresponsive on start where you cannot click anything.

Thanks and will check what the update entails. I wish they would put a change log link directly in Opera > About section.

Could someone please message me when Opera is stable again? I have temporarily disabled updates and using Version:66.0.3515.115
There seems to be no easy to way to check when annoyances that are in the latest update are fixed or when Opera will be reliable to use again. Thank you kindly in advance.

Thank you for your response. I will keep an eye on updates and blog posts to see if and when these issues are resolved, only then I will upgrade.

For Opera to mark these updates as "Stable" is far from accurate to put it mildly, as you can see in one of the changelogs of that being mentioned. Its very hard to trust given the experience concering stability.

I am not sure how they are able to release and mark them stable if they are not noticing these problems themselves while a lot of us are noticing problems and have to scurry to downgrade. Very inconvenient regardless of latest Chromium update. Stability and performance should always be number 1 priority because for a majority of users, the web browser is the most important application on the PC after the OS itself.

@l33t4opera Hi and thank you again for your quick and helpful responses. Yes that is the plan whenever they decide to fix these issues. I can no longer think Opera as a main reliable browser that it used to be a long time ago. Now you watch it update everytime and you are wondering if you will lose everything or something will break. Very frustrating. What exactly are they trying to do? Can't help but wonder what level of controlling interest is the Chinese owners of this browser. Scary thoughts...