Speed Dial page (also known as Start Page, New Tab Page and Homepage) is the built-in and default page in Opera web browser which opens when you launch the web browser or open a new tab. It shows tiles or…
SUMMARY: This tutorial will help you in enabling and using extensions (add-ons) in Private Browsing windows (also known as Incognito or InPrivate mode) in popular web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Microsoft Edge. We all install…
SUMMARY: This tutorial will help you in opening websites in unsupported web browsers. If you are trying to access Skype for Web and your web browser is not supported, this article will help you. Many times when you open a…
“Warn on Close” (also known as Warn on Quit, Warn on Exit and Confirm on Close) is an essential feature present in almost all popular web browsers. This feature helps users in keep working on tabs and not losing their…
Older versions of Opera web browser didn’t warn or confirm before closing browser window with multiple tabs opened. If a user opened multiple tabs in Opera and he accidentally clicked on the Close button, the browser window immediately closed and…
Good news for Opera web browser users. Today Opera team made an official announcement about the new one-stop Opera download page at official Opera web site. This new restructured download page offers all available Opera versions and editions for all…
Today in this article we are going to share another “Did You Know (DYK)” trick. This trick is related to Opera web browser. If you use Opera in your computer, you’ll definitely like this trick. Opera’s Hidden Secret Power User…
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera are popular and widely used web browsers for Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. When you try to download these web browsers setup from their official websites, it downloads an online installer…
New versions of Opera web browser come with a brand new feature called “Enhanced Address bar” which is also known as “Quick Access Panel” or “Better Address Bar“. This new feature shows a new dropdown box when you click inside…
“Warn on Close” (also known as warn on exit or warn on quit) is an essential feature which should be present in all web browsers but unfortunately some popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera lack…
UPDATE: Tutorial updated with new options and screenshots matching with newer versions of Opera web browser. Personally I use Mozilla Firefox web browser at work and home but there are many AskVG readers who use Opera web browser. So today…
In newer versions of Opera web browser, latest news articles are shown on the Start page which is also known as New Tab page or Speed Dials page. These news articles show latest news from various sponsored websites around the…
Opera web browser comes with a very useful feature which is called quick scroll to the top of the page. If you have opened a web page in Opera and you have scrolled down on the web page, you can…
If you use Opera web browser, you might have noticed 3rd party websites links on speed dials page and bookmarks bar. When you launch Opera browser or open a new tab, Opera shows the default speed dials page (also known…
Opera web browser is based on Chromium, the same browsing engine used by Google Chrome web browser, so you may see many similarities between both the browsers. In past Opera web browser was based on their own Presto engine but…
On this website or many other websites, you might have read about Google Chrome Canary, Mozilla Firefox Nightly, Microsoft Edge Canary and Opera Developer versions and you might have wondered what are these special versions and how do they differ…
Just like Mozilla Firefox shows highlights and snippets on New Tab page, Opera web browser has also started showing latest news articles on its New Tab page which is called Speed Dial page or Start page. The newer versions of…
If you use Opera web browser, this tutorial will be useful for you. In today’s tutorial, I’m going to talk about the most irritating and most annoying feature present in Opera which is tab previews and Tab Menu. Long time…
Whenever you open a website in your web browser (such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera or the new Microsoft Edge browser), the browser automatically creates some cookies to store information. For example, you login to an email…
Recently I got an email from a reader “Evan” who wanted a simple, easy to understand and complete guide about recently discovered Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. A guide which covers everything such as what are these vulnerabilities, how dangerous they…
Opera web browser’s new version comes with a new refreshing UI. It contains new colors, new design, new icons, new animations and many redesigned UI elements such as tabs, etc. Opera team has also added a new Dark theme Mode…
The latest versions of Google Chrome and Opera web browsers i.e. Chrome 57 and Opera 44 come with a new feature called “Background Tab Throttling” or “Background Timer Throttling“. According to the official description of this new feature, it enables…
Page Prediction (sometimes also known as Flip Ahead) is a feature present in almost all modern web browsers which helps in loading web pages faster by predicting which website URL you are going to type in the address bar or…
If you want to try a new innovative modern web browser, here is a good news for you. Opera web browser company has released a brand new web browser called “Opera Neon” which features a modern and stylish UI. Opera…
SUMMARY: This article will help you in understanding what is Opera_AutoUpdate.exe background process and why is it running in Task Manager in Windows? It’ll also help you in disabling and removing Opera_AutoUpdate.exe from running in background as well as disabling…
Opera is one of the most popular and widely used web browsers and many people prefer to use Opera due to its innovative features such as built-in VPN, currency converter, ad blocker, RSS newsreader, power saver mode, etc. If you…
Opera web browser’s new version comes with built-in Currency Converter feature which helps you in checking the prices mentioned on a website in your local currency. Once you open a web page containing any price information and you select the…
The latest version of Opera web browser comes with a new feature which is called “Search pop-up“. Now whenever you select any text on a webpage, Opera shows a pop-up containing 2 options: Search and Copy as shown in following…
Today in this topic, we are going to share 2 secret tips for Opera web browser users which are not going to add any extra functionality or improve productivity but are fun to use. Some people may find them useful.…
This tutorial is very important for Opera web browser users. If you are using Opera and want to maximize your privacy, you must follow this tutorial. Actually Opera regularly collects browser engine statistics and sends it to the developers. It…