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Black Screen on Opera GX: 5 Ways to Get Rid of it

Keeping the browser up to date usually fixes this issue

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Updated onJune 13, 2024

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A black screen in Opera GX will prevent you from browsing the web, and it can also make playing multimedia a lot harder, so today we’re going to show you how to fix that.

How do I get rid of the black screen on Opera GX?

Before we start, if you’re using any power saving settings on your PC, disable them.

1. Update to the latest stable version

2. Clear browsing data

3. Disable hardware acceleration

For more information, we have a dedicated guide on how toturn off hardware acceleration on Opera GX, so don’t miss it.

4. Use the use-angle flag

5. Update your GPU drivers

If this method is too completed for you, we also have a guide on how toupdate graphics drivers on Windows 11, so feel free to check it out.

This issue can affect only specific services, and we covered what to do ifOpera shows a black screen on Discord screen share. We also have a guide that will help you fix ablack screen on YouTube in Opera GX.

As for other features, we have a great guide on how tozoom out or zoom in in Opera, so you might want to check it out.

That should wrap it up. In case you have any questions or suggestions regarding Opera, make sure to share them with us in the comments below.

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Aleksandar Ognjanovic

Aleksandar’s main passion is technology. With a solid writing background, he is determined to bring the bleeding edge to the common user. With a keen eye, he always spots the next big thing surrounding Microsoft and the Windows OS.

Focused on Windows errors and how to solve them, he also writes about the OS’s latest features as well as its interface.

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Black Screen on Opera GX: 5 Ways to Get Rid of it#

How do I get rid of the black screen on Opera GX?#

1. Update to the latest stable version#

2. Clear browsing data#

3. Disable hardware acceleration#

4. Use the use-angle flag#

5. Update your GPU drivers#