Anyone able to assist with Opera VPN and not loading certain websites?

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My free VPN stopped working a couple of years back but I figured it was just dropped as a service. However, looks like I am incorrect I just cannot get the free VPN to work. It

In a possibly related issue (obviously with VPN disabled) , I can no longer use autotrader.co.uk The homepage loads up, I can enter searches and the results splash for a microsecond and then the page goes blank. I have tried to add it to the adblocker settings but that has not worked. I have added it to the Windows Defender firewall (along with the opera.exe and launcher.exe in both incoming and outgoing) and nothing works.

I was going to add I have a similar issue trying to get onto NordVPN but, miraculously, that now works. However, none of the other sites on this Techradar list work Techradar Best VPN. None! Except for the aforementioned NordVPN which had not worked previously. FYI, AVAST blocked Proton VPN saying it it infected with "URL:Blacklist" so avoid that one.

Whilst initially I thought it was an AVAST/Windows Defender issue, seeing as everything works in Edge, it must be an Opera issue. At this point, I am considering just moving over to Edge as everything works there (well, no VPN but doesn't work in Opera anyway).

Does anyone have any insghts?

TIA

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Can I bump this by adding my PC has rebooted about four times now in the last week whilst having a YT video playing on Opera in the foreground.

A couple of times ASIC related, a couple of times no error code.

I have also noticed that CPU is being used a every few minutes with Opera being the main culprit. Specifically noticeable because my fans immediately ramp up.

Any ideas? I have scanned for malware and virus (including rootscan on reboot) and nothing.
 
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