Whenever a user tries to load a previously accessed page, opera first attempts to find what type of webpage it is, Is the page a static webpage? Does it rely on scripts to display the information? Based on these findings it decides from where it should the webpage. However, some users might want to load the webpage from cache always. It speeds up the display of the webpage and it was a default setting of opera version 8 and earlier.

If you wish to do so, just enter opera:config#UserPrefs|HistoryNavigationMode in the address bar of your opera browser, and change the value from 1 to 3.

1. Automatic Mode: Opera browser decides whether to load the page from its local cache or retrieve the page from the web server
2. Compatible Mode: The webpage is always loaded from the web server.
3. Fast Mode: The webpage is always loaded from the local browser cache.

Now scroll down and save the settings. That’s it, your pages from history are loaded in blazing speed from now.

Note: If a webpage heavily relies on scripts to display the information, you might see a disrupted webpage. Just press the reload button in such cases.

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Using Set Program Access and Defaults :-

This is accessible from the right pane of the start menu, Start > Set Program Access and defaults or from control panel, Start> control panel > add or remove programs , and Set Program Access and Defaults.

Access Set Program Access and Defaults via Start menu.

Here you select custom which is the most flexible of all, this allows us to choose the default applications for different works, a mixture of Microsoft and non-Microsoft products.

Choosing the Custom default application option( Here i choose IE )

Then Press Ok, Now your default browser option is saved and the default browser for your system changes

Even though this is illustrated for changing the default browser options , You can extend it to others also, like choosing  your default e-mail program, media player, instant messaging program, and Java virtual machine.

The second method, by “check default browser status” in the respective browsers .

Some might  have previously turned off the default browser prompt, It is necessary to turn it on. You can do it by selecting the following options in internet explorer, Firefox, and Opera respectively

1.Internet Explorer – Click on Tools >> Internet Options >> Programs tab. Select the Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default browser check box.

2.Firefox – Click on Tools >> Options >>General. Select the Firefox should check to see if it is the default browser when starting check box.

3.Opera – Click on Tools >> Preferences >> Default Application. Select the Check if Opera is default browser on startup check box.

Then restart the browser and select it as the default browser when prompted. To avoid the repeated message prompts from other browsers, uncheck the same option in others.

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