We can delete or disable these files and tasks to block auto-update functionality in Opera.

Opera also creates a new task in Task Scheduler to regularly check for new version updates. He wanted to stop Opera auto-update feature on his Windows 7 computer.Īctually Opera launcher uses a standalone EXE file “ Opera_AutoUpdate.exe” to automatically check for new updates. Recently an AskVG reader “George Corcoran” contacted us regarding similar problem. Sometimes you may want to disable this auto-update functionality in Opera, for example, you don’t want to upgrade to newer versions due to some unwanted features or you have limited bandwidth connection and don’t want to waste your Internet connection bandwidth in downloading Opera versions. In older versions of Opera, we could turn off automatic update feature but newer versions do not provide any such option.

There is no built-in option or preference available to disable this auto-update feature. If you are using Opera web browser, you might have noticed that the browser automatically checks for new updates and downloads them whenever available. 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 or blocking auto-update feature in Opera web browser.

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