Usually, Opera crashes or freezes due to unexpected errors. Hence, it’s quite impossible to determine the real cause behind it. Nonetheless, we believe your Opera browser is constantly crashing due to these possible reasons:
How to Fix Opera Crashing Issues
Since the Opera browser is available on all devices, we can find crash issues on every gadget. In this article, we will assist you in solving them using simple and most effective techniques.
Try Running Opera as an Administrator
Running as an administrator gives Opera the privilege of accessing some restricted parts of your PC. Hence, we recommend using it if your browser is continuously crashing. To run as an administrator on Windows, follow these simple steps:
Undoubtedly, we love multi-tasking and sometimes happen to open too many tabs. Well, this leads Opera to take additional RAM that can result in freezing and crashing issues.
Hence, we suggest you reduce the number of tabs while using the browser. This way, Opera can allocate memory to limited web pages.
Indeed, this technique will help solve the crashing issues when too many programs are open. But if your Opera closes for no reason, you must follow other techniques.
Check for an Opera Update
If restarting doesn’t help, the other method is to upgrade Opera to its latest version. Updating will fix the bug that’s trying to crash your browser. Here’s a general guide that will help you update your Opera browser on a PC:
Note: To check the latest update on a mobile phone, you may find it on Google Play or App Store.
Try Removing Unused Opera Extensions
Like Google Chrome extensions, Opera also has its add-ons. Although these tools are great for enhancing user experience, they might be the reason why your browser crashes from time to time.
So, disabling or completely removing these features might do the trick. The general steps below will guide you on how to turn off extensions on the Opera browser:
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