How to Enable and Use Free Built-in VPN in Opera browser
Opera is the first and still only major browser that integrates a free, unlimited VPN (Virtual Private Network) service, allowing you to focus on the content that matters without fear of losing privacy.
Normally, your browser connects directly to websites, allowing websites to identify your IP address and its approximate location. With VPN, you connect to websites via a VPN server. As a result, your apparent location changes to the location of the server.
When you enable VPN, it starts automatically, and the blue VPN badge appears in the combined address and search bar. Click/tap on the badge, and you will see an on/off switch, information about the amount of data transferred, the virtual location, and the the virtual IP address.
With Opera’s VPN turned on, your IP address will be replaced with a virtual one, making it harder for websites to track your location and identify your computer. Many tracking cookies will also be blocked.
From the point-of-view of websites, your browser is now located in the region given by the virtual location. To change your virtual location, select a region from the list. If you do not choose a region, you are automatically assigned an “optimal location”. To turn off VPN, flip the switch in the badge.
Because the connection from your browser to the VPN server is encrypted, even if the local network is not, VPN enhances your privacy on the local network. You can hide your browsing activities from other users of that network.
VPN status in Opera:
= No VPN badge. VPN is currently disabled.
= Blue VPN badge. VPN is enabled and currently turned on.
= Clear VPN badge. VPN is enabled and currently turned off.
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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable and use the free built-in VPN (Virtual Private Network) service in Opera browser for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
CONTENTS:
EXAMPLE: Free and built-in VPN in Opera browser
OPTION ONE
Enable or Disable VPN in Opera
1. Open
Opera.
2. Click/tap on the
Menu button, and click/tap on
Settings (Alt+P). (see screenshot below)
3. Click/tap on
Advanced in the left sidebar, and click/tap on
Features. (see screenshot below)
4. Do
step 5 (enable) or
step 6 (disable) below for what you want to do.
5. To Enable Free VPN in Opera
A) Under
VPN, turn on
Enable VPN. (see screenshot below)
B) Turn on (default) or off
Bypass VPN for default search engine for what you want.
C) Go to
step 7 below.
6. To Disable Free VPN in Opera
This is the default setting.
A) Under
VPN, turn off
Enable VPN, and go to
step 7 below. (see screenshot below)
7. You can now close the
Settings tab in Opera if you like.
OPTION TWO
Turn On or Off VPN in Opera
This option requires VPN to be enabled from Option One.
1. Open
Opera.
2. Do
step 3 (on) or
step 4 (off) below for what you want to do.
6. To Turn On VPN in Opera
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the clear VPN badge in the address bar. (see screenshot below)
B) Turn on VPN.
C) Click/tap on an empty area outside the VPN dialog to close it.
4. To Turn Off VPN in Opera
A) Click/tap on the blue VPN badge in the address bar. (see screenshot below)
B) Turn off VPN.
C) Click/tap on an empty area outside the VPN dialog to close it.
OPTION THREE
Change Your Virtual Location for VPN in Opera
This option requires VPN to be enabled from Option One and turned on from Option Two.
1. Open
Opera.
2. Click/tap on the VPN badge in the address bar. (see screenshot below)
3. Select a region you want from the
Virtual location drop down list.
If you do not choose a region, you are automatically assigned an Optimal location.
4. Click/tap on an empty area outside the VPN dialog to close it.
That's it,
Shawn