Opera Black Screen on Windows 10 | How To Fix [Complete Guide]

The Opera web browser is one of the most popular free browsers among Windows 10 users. Opera web browser was the one who started off handy features like pop-up blocking, private browsing, speed dial, tabbed browsing and re-opening recently closed tabs. It may have originated these convenient features, but still, Chrome took its place to be the most popular web browser.

The only thing that has kept the integrity of Opera is practical features like built-in VPN, built-in messenger, built-in ad-blocker, and much more. It may be a reliable browser, but there are occasions where users face many issues like the Opera Black Screen on Windows 10. In this article, we’ll try to solve this issue by applying different troubleshooting procedures

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How to Fix Opera Black Screen Issue?

Today, we’re going to attempt different troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue. However, before starting this method, restart your computer first, so your system is refreshed and free of corrupt and temporary data, it might help our cause.

Several reasons might have caused this trouble; it may be because of your out-dated browser version or corrupted browsing data. Nevertheless, we have a list of suggested troubleshooting steps that might assist you in resolving this particular issue.

Restart your browser

First things first, the first method you need to try is to completely restart the browser. Open the task manager and close the browser from there. After closing the browser from the task manager, try opening it again to see if the problem has been solved or is it still there.

Enabling Flash

A primary reason that might be causing this problem is that you haven’t allowed Flash. Majority of multimedia content on the web pages require Adobe Flash to be displayed

Open the Opera web browser
Click on Menu
From there, select Extensions and then go to Manage Extensions
Remove any Flash Player that has been installed by mistake
Now go to Menu again
Click settings
Type Flash in the settings search bar
From the results, opt for Detect and run valuable Flash content

Check if the Opera Black Screen problem has been solved or it’s still there

Enable JavaScript

If the problem is still there even after enabling Flash, try enabling JavaScript too. Most of the web pages that you’re trying to may need access to JavaScript.

Open Opera
Click on Menu and go to Settings
Type Java in the settings search bar
Turn On Allow all sites to run JavaScript
Restart your browser

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Disable Hardware Acceleration

The Hardware Acceleration is a great feature that enhances video playback of your browser by passing the entire load to your graphics card instead of your processor. But sometimes, it can be harmful if you have a low-end graphics card. Therefore, it is suggested to disable this feature.

Open the Opera web browser
Click on Menu and go to Settings
In settings, check the box that says Show advanced settings
Now click on Browser
Scroll down to System tab
Uncheck the box saying Use hardware acceleration when available
Restart your browser

Check if the complication has been resolved or it’s still there

Clear your Browsing Data

There is a slight risk that the cache data stored in your browser has to turn into corrupted data and is causing this problem. To avoid this risk, you need to clear your browsing data to see if it solves the problem.

Open Opera
Hold the Ctrl button and press H to open the History window
Click the Clear browsing data that is situated in the upper right corner of your screen
Now click The beginning of time in the drop-down window
Now check all the boxes you wish to clear, make sure to check cached images and files and cookies
Click Clear browsing data

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Update your Graphics card drivers

There’s a slight chance that this problem may have been caused by your out-dated graphics card drivers, try updating them to see if it solves the problem

If you have an NVIDIA graphics card installed in your system, follow these steps;

Now hold the Windows key and then press R to open the Run box
Type msconfig in the search box and click OK
The System Configurations will open, now click the Boot tab beneath the Boot options
Check the box saying Safe boot and press OK.
When you’re told to restart your system to apply these changes, select Restart to boot into Safe Mode
After restarting your system, go to your local hard disk located in This PC, go to local disk C and navigate to NVIDIA folder
Right-click on the NVIDIA folder and select Delete
Hold the Windows button and then press R to open the Run box
Type devmgmt.msc in the search box and click OK to open the Device Manager Window
Enlarge the Display Adapters field to show all the networks adapters installed by your machine
Right-click on the Nvidia adapter and uninstall it
Click OK when prompted to delete the device to remove the adapter and uninstall the driver from your system.
Now hold the Windows key and then press R to open the Run box
Type msconfig in the search box and click OK to open the System Configurations
Click the Boot tab beneath the Boot options and uncheck the Safe boot, then Click OK
Click Restart when told to restart your computer to apply these changes
Now download the latest Nvidia driver from https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
Run the setup file and follow the commands
Now select the Custom installation and check all the boxes in the Custom installation window
Make sure to check the box that says Perform a clean install
Reboot your system

If you have AMD graphics card installed in your system, follow these steps;

Download the AMD Cleanup Utility from https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/gpu-601
Navigate to the file where it is saved and double click on the AMDCleanupUtility.exe file
After opening the file, a dialogue box appears that states AMD Cleanup Utility have identified that your system is not in Safe Mode.
It will provide an option to restart your computer to run the Utility in Safe Mode.
Click Yes to restart the system and run the AMD Cleanup Utility in Safe mode
After that, another dialogue box appears stating that the AMD Cleanup Utility will delete all the AMD drivers and application tools
Click OK to continue.
Now the AMD Utility will be minimized to the system tray, and the progress is displayed as a tooltip
The Cleanup process will run in the background, to check its progress, float the mouse pointer over the AMD symbol in the notification area
After the Cleanup is completed, you will be notified through a message.
You check the list of components that were uninstalled by clicking on View Report.
Click Finish to exit the Utility and restart your computer

Now that you’ve uninstalled the out-dated drivers, it’s time to download the latest drivers. You can also take help from the AMD Driver Auto-detect tool.

Download this handy tool from https://www.amd.com/en/support

Go to the AMD Driver and Support page
Navigate to the Auto Detect and Install Radeon Graphics Driver for Windows section
Now Click Download Now to start downloading the file
After the download is complete, open the file to run the installer
Click Install to complete the process and extract the required files
Once the extraction of files needed is done, the tool will automatically start
Check the End User License Agreement and Information about the User Experience Improvement Program
Click Accept and Install after reviewing the License agreement, the tool will automatically try to find the installed AMD graphics product and OS
Once these files are identified, the tool will now display the recommended and Optional driver packages that are compatible with your graphics product and with your installed driver.
Choose the version that you wish to install and click Express Installation
Once the download is complete, the package will automatically start the installation
Reboot your system

If you have an Integrated Graphics (Intel), follow these steps;

Hold the Windows button and then press R to open the Run box
Type devmgmt.msc in the search box and click Enter to open the Device Manager
Enlarge the Display adapters in the Device Manager
Right-click on your graphics driver and select Uninstall
You will undergo the uninstallation wizard to uninstall the drivers
Reboot your system
Your computer will automatically reinstall the same version of graphics drivers

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Reinstalling Opera

If none of the above procedures helps to solve the issue, try reinstalling Opera to see if it solves the issue

Open Opera
Go to settings and click on Apps and then navigate to the Opera app
Select the Opera app and click Uninstall
Take help from CCleaner to delete all the registry values and remaining folders
Now go to https://www.opera.com/tl
Download the Opera Installer
Run the setup and install it

Check if the complication has been solved or it’s still there.