How To Install The Opera Browser, Including For Free: Search For The Latest Version, Configure The Program On Windows, Can You Uninstall Opera

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Opera browser: installation, configuration and removal

Opera is one of the most requested browsers on the market. After all, it has enormous capabilities, therefore, with proper tuning, it will become an excellent assistant in any endeavors.

Content

• 1 Pros and cons of Opera browser

• 2 How to download and install Opera on a computer

  • 2.1 Table: System Requirements
  • 2.2 How to find out the version and language of the installed file

  • 2.3 How to install the Opera browser

    2.3.1 Video: How to Install Opera Browser

• 3 Working with web pages in Opera

  • 3.1 Hidden settings in Opera
  • 3.2 Working with tabs
  • 3.3 Opera extensions

  • 3.4 Interesting features of the Opera browser

    3.4.1 Video: 8 interesting features of the Opera browser

  • 3.5 Reset settings

• 4 Possible problems when working with the browser

  • 4.1 What to do if extensions don't work
  • 4.2 Opera Turbo does not work

• 5 Browser removal

  5.1 Video: How to Uninstall Opera Browser

Pros and cons of the Opera browser

Opera was developed in 1994 by engineers from the telecommunications corporation Telenor. Since 1995 he has been the main asset of Opera Software, the founders of which are the developers of the first version of the program. The most popular browser is in Russia, where the number of active users is twice the world average for this indicator.

Opera in the Windows version is built to help the user in every possible way:

• displays page content until full loading, and also has a built-in TDI interface, RSS aggregator, search menu, BitTorrent client. The package also includes Opera Mail and an IRC client;
• has the ability to quickly jump to the most popular pages thanks to quick typing and express panel;
• has the ability to clear cache, cookies and history. This is convenient when several users work on one PC;
• allows you to check the opened page for "phishing" or use of fraudulent schemes. This feature is not active by default.

In 2013, the browser was moved to the Blink engine, which caused a flurry of criticism from users, as the browser lost most of the functions that were in previous versions. After the transition to the new engine, Opera stopped supporting all versions of the Windows operating system prior to the seventh (2000, XP, Vista).

How to download and install Opera on your computer

Opera is a project open to all users and distributed free of charge. The browser installation operation should be carried out through its official and latest version on the Opera Software website.

Since the system requirements are quite low, the browser should work on the vast majority of personal computers. It is worth noting that Opera does not support working with Windows XP and Vista, the program simply will not start on them.

From my own experience I can say that it is impossible to run the latest versions of Opera on XP, but you can install old versions of the program (up to Opera 12 inclusive). Since the changes at the moment are more of a cosmetic nature than a technical one, you may not see a big difference in work, which I was convinced of.

Table: system requirements

Component	Requirements
operating system	Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
CPU	Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 64 or higher with SSE2 technology support
Video adapter	Any
Hard disk space	From 400 MB
RAM	From 512 MB
Screen resolution	From 800x600
the Internet	Stable internet connection

How to find out the version and language of the file being installed

The manufacturer's website automatically detects your location and offers to download the program with the required language. And also it will be the latest version of the browser at the moment. If you live in Russia, then the language will be Russian.

How to install the Opera browser

To install the browser, you need to perform the following operations:

1. Go to the developer's site.

   

   To install Opera, you must first go to the developer's website

2. Click on the Download Now button.

3. Wait for the installation file to download.

   

   After clicking on the download button, wait for the download to complete

4. Open the downloaded file.

   

   After the file has finished downloading, click on it

5. Allow to use the file as administrator.

6. Click on the "Accept and Install" button to start the installation process.

   

   To start unpacking the browser, click on the button "Accept and install"

7. Wait for the installation of the Opera web browser.

   

   After agreeing to the terms, the installation of the Opera browser will begin

8. After all these steps, the Opera web browser is ready to go. If you want, you can sync your tabs, history and favorites from other browsers.

   

   After installation, you can start browsing

Video: how to install the Opera browser

Working with web pages in Opera

Customizing this browser to suit the needs of any user is one of the advantages of this browser. Even a novice computer user can handle Opera personalization. Consider the options for changing the browser settings "for yourself".

You probably noticed the windows with the names of the sites. The panel on which they are located is called the "Express Panel" and is used to quickly access your favorite links on the web. It can be changed at your own discretion.

Hidden settings in Opera

To access hidden browser settings, you must:

1. Go to the usual settings. To do this, you need to click on the icon with sliders in the upper right corner of the Express Panel.

   

   To open the settings, you need to go to the "Easy setup" menu

2. In the window that pops up after clicking, scroll to the very bottom and click on the gear icon.

   

   In the "Easy setup" menu, you must press the button with gears to go to the settings

3. In the tool window that appears in the lower left corner, check the box "Show advanced settings".

   

   In the settings window that opens, check the box "Show advanced settings" to open all the hidden features of the browser

The opportunities that open after these operations allow you to enable such functions as specifying the full path in the search bar, hiding the Express panel, enabling Opera Turbo, which allows you to increase the speed of loading sites with poor Internet quality.

I highly recommend enabling Turbo if your internet connection is less than 1 megabit per second. This will allow you to surf several times more comfortably than through a simple network connection. At my dacha, the connection speed is no more than 512 kilobits per second, but with the "Turbo" mode on, this is not felt at all.

Working with tabs

Tabbed actions are an important part of working in the Opera browser. They greatly facilitate the user's interaction with the network.

• to open a new tab, just click on the "+" button in the tab bar or use a combination of the Ctrl and T keys;

  

  To open a new tab, click on the "+" button in the tab row or Ctrl + T

• to open any link in a new tab, right-click on it and select "Open in new tab";

  

  You can open any link in a new tab by right-clicking on it and selecting "Open in New Tab"

• to close the tab, you must click on the cross or use a combination of the Ctrl and W keys;

  

  To close any tab, press the cross or Ctrl + W

• to fix a tab, you need to right-click it and select "Fix Tab".

Opera extensions

All sorts of browser add-ons can be downloaded from the official Opera website. There you can also find a package that will allow you to install extensions for the Chrome browser from Google. It is highly discouraged to take add-ons from unverified sources.

Interesting features of the Opera browser

Opera browser allows you to:

• connect accounts from Vkontakte, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and so on for quick correspondence with loved ones without having to launch another application;
• divide the workspace of the browser into two in order to correspond and view interesting news at the same time;
• take a screenshot in one click thanks to the "Snapshot" button on the sidebar. You can edit the snapshot right in the browser;
• display a feed of news interesting to you called "My Flow", which can be generated both independently and automatically (the browser itself can connect news resources frequently viewed by the user);
• group open tabs into one. You can view an overview of them by hovering over the unifying icon;

• control with mouse gestures. You can view them by going to the context menu by clicking the right button of the manipulator. Mouse gestures allow you to perform various actions on pages in Opera, namely:

  • open;
  • close;
  • update;
  • save;
• synchronize personal data on different computers. With the built-in Opera Link function in the browser, you can save personal information on special servers and access your data while using another computer;
• exchange information with other Opera users. With Opera Unite, you can quickly share data between friends and work colleagues who prefer this browser.

Video: 8 interesting features of the Opera browser

Reset

To reset all browser settings, you must:

1. Go to the settings, as described above, and select the "Security" item.
2. In this submenu, click the "Clear browsing history" button.
3. In the window that appears, select the item "From the very beginning" and mark all the checkboxes.
4. After that, click on the "Clear browsing history" button.

If you carry out all the operations correctly, the browser will be reset to its original state.

Possible problems when working with the browser

One of the most common problems can be slow page loading. The reason for this could be the VPN mode, which should be turned off, since it will soon be banned under Russian law. But there may be other complications, for example, viruses or a malfunction of the program itself.

What to do if extensions don't work

Add-ons may not work for several reasons:

• JavaScript display of content content is not enabled in the settings;
• the server on which the extension was located stopped working;
• the developer has dropped further support for the add-on.

You can correct only the first point, the rest does not depend on you:

1. Go to the browser menu.
2. Go to the "Settings" section.
3. Open the "Sites" category.

4. Allow JavaScript execution.

   

   Executing JavaScript will allow you to browse the web without restrictions

Opera Turbo does not work

Most likely, you simply did not have this operating mode enabled. This can be easily fixed in the settings. Turbo operation can also be affected by a running VPN channel or running antivirus.

If the operation of this function is important to you, then it is better to disable interfering factors. To do this in Avast antivirus, you need:

1. In the lower right corner of the screen, find your antivirus and right-click on it.

   

   To disable the antivirus, right-click on its icon

2. Hover the cursor over the Control Avast Screens item and select the desired disable option.

   

   To disable Avast, hover your mouse over the "Manage Avast Screens" item and select the option you need

3. To turn off the VPN extension of one of the browsers, you need to click on it and click the turn off button.

   

   To turn off the extension, you need to open it and click on the shutdown button

I advise you not to turn off the antivirus for more than an hour if you are an insecure PC user, as you can forget to turn it back on and miss the viruses getting to your computer.

Sometimes Turbo may not work due to a crash on the Opera servers, so you just have to wait for it to work again.

Browser removal

To uninstall your browser, just follow the instructions below:

1. In the Windows Control Panel, open the Application Manager.
2. Find Opera there and run uninstallation. In this case, the program will offer to save all your settings in case you decide to try using this browser again.

Video: how to uninstall Opera browser

We have considered all the richness of the Opera browser functionality, its advantages, disadvantages and interesting features. We also got acquainted with several ways to solve common problems. You can be sure that Opera will stay on your computer for a long time.