Known issue: Opera GX not opening

[dordob]

dordob Opera last edited by dordob

Dear Users,

We are aware of the issue affecting some users, and it appears to be frequently connected with Microsoft Family Safety settings. Please try the following solutions to resolve the problem.

Solution 1: Check Microsoft Family Safety Settings
The most common cause for this issue is Opera being unintentionally blocked by Microsoft Family Safety. You can check and change this setting by following these steps:

1. Go to the Microsoft Family Safety website: https://familysafety.microsoft.com/ or open the Family Safety mobile app.
2. Sign in and select the user profile that is having the issue.
3. You have three options to fix this:
   Option A (Recommended): Go to the Apps and games tab and find Opera. If it is listed as blocked, select Unblock to allow it.
   Option B: Under the Content filters tab, find and disable the setting for "Filter inappropriate websites".
   Option C: (suggested by Microsoft): turn on the 'Activity reporting' feature under Windows settings in Microsoft Family Safety, which will allow parents to receive approval requests as expected.

Solution 2: Sign Out and Back In to Your Windows Account
A simple refresh of your user session can sometimes resolve permission issues:

1. Open the Windows Start Menu.
2. Click on your profile picture or name (usually in the bottom-left corner).
3. Click "Sign out".
4. Once signed out, sign back into your Windows account and try launching Opera again.

Solution 3: Temporarily Rename the Opera Executable
This is a workaround that has helped some users force Windows to re-evaluate the application.

1. Find your Opera shortcut on the desktop.
2. Right-click the shortcut and select "Open file location". This will open a folder containing the opera.exe file.
3. Right-click on opera.exe and choose "Rename".
4. Rename it to something different, for example, opera1.exe.
5. Try to launch Opera by double-clicking the newly renamed file.

If it opens successfully, you can try renaming it back to opera.exe to see if the fix holds.

If you have tried all of the steps above and the issue persists, please let us know by replying in this topic.

[mrcube]

mrcube @dordob last edited by

@dordob third option worked perfectly, but when i try to rename it back to opera.exe, it will keep crashing the second i open it, i restarted my pc that has w10 but still wont get fixed, i can only use it with opera1.exe and not opera.exe, a bad part about that is that i cant set it to ''default browser'' on my pc because it doesnt recognize it.

[bethenienork]

bethenienork @mrcube last edited by

@mrcube same here, the exact same thing happened to me. I can open opera gx using the third option. None of the others worked. But I can’t set it as my default browser and I can’t open links with it.

[YourLukas]

YourLukas last edited by

still doesnt work for me

[TeRVaN]

TeRVaN last edited by

Hello. Nothing from the list helped. Tell me, please, are you already working on this problem? When will it be solved? I can't work without my beloved Opera GX

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @TeRVaN last edited by

@TeRVaN I guess it's more of a Microsoft issue, since other browsers are also affected.

But Opera is probably already working with Microsoft to solve the problem.