Opera GX Background Music Not Working: 4 Ways to Enable it

Fix Opera GX Mods Background Music With Our Tested Tips

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If background music not working in Opera GX, you won’t able to enjoy in full browser customization, but there are ways to fix this issue.

Issues with Opera configuration files can cause this problem, as well as hardware acceleration. Your audio and background music settings can also affect this feature.

How do I get background music to work on Opera GX?

Before we start, search your PC for Opera GX Installer folders and remove them. Disabling extensions, such as Bitwarden, can also fix the problem.

1. Remove Opera configuration files

  1. Close Opera GX completely.
  2. Press Windows key + R and type %appdata% and click OK.
    appdata command in run dialog
  3. Next, navigate to the following directories: Opera Software\Opera GX Stable
  4. Locate and delete theme and theme backup folders.
    delete folder windows 11
  5. Start Opera GX again.

2. Select the correct audio output device

  1. Press the Win + R keys together on your PC to open the Run console.
  2. In the search field, type mmsys.cpl and hit Enter. Run mmsys.cpl command
  3. In the Sound dialogue, under the Playback tab right-click on the correct output device and select Set as default. set correct default audio device
  4. Press Apply and then OK to save the changes and exit.

3. Turn off hardware acceleration

  1. Click the Menu button and choose Settings.
    opera gx menu settings
  2. Scroll all the way down and click on Advanced.
    opera gx settings advanced
  3. Next, locate Use graphics acceleration when available and disable it.
    use graphics acceleration when available opera GX
  4. Restart your browser.

In some instances, you just need to disable this feature and enable it back again to fix the problem.

4. Enable background music in Opera settings

  1. Open the Opera GX browser and click on Settings on the sidebar. opera gx settings
  2. In the Opera settings window, type background music in the search bar. search background music
  3. Next, click on Background music below. opera gx background music
  4. Now, go to Background music and turn it on. opera gx enable background music
  5. Lastly, check for the volume slider and move it to the right to turn up the volume. turn up background music volume

Alternatively, you can install Media Feature Pack and that might help with the problem.

How do I turn off Opera GX background music?

You can turn this feature off right from Opera GX background music settings. You can find the steps how to access this setting in our Solution 4.

This isn’t the only sound issue, and many reported that sound isn’t working on Opera GX, but we have tacked that issue in another guide.

However, if you are using the regular Opera browser and it’s not playing audio/sound, you can refer to our detailed post for some quick solutions.

If you have any other queries regarding the Opera GX browser, you can leave a message in the comments box below.

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Madhuparna Roy

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A diploma holder in computers and with a keen interest in technology, Madhuparna is passionate about writing How-to guides and helping people solve the most intricate Windows issues. It all started with the evolution of mobile phones and Google, and that has now settled with Windows.

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