Oct 12, 2010 13:01 GMT  ·  By

Opera 10.63 has been finalized and is now available to all users running the latest stable iteration of the Opera browser. Version 10.63 is the third update for Opera 10.60, offering users a standard, minor refresh for the browser.

The release of Opera 10.63 is part of the normal evolution of Opera 10.60, with a focus on improving the browser for users by making sure they’re running a stable and secure Build.

“Opera 10.63 has been released as a recommended upgrade, offering security and stability enhancements,” revealed Ruari Ødegaard, from the Opera Desktop team.

“Thanks to everyone here who helped out with testing and before you ask, yes if you have 10.63 RC2, you already have the final,” Ødegaard stated.

Last week, Opera Software made available for download the first Release Candidate development snapshot of Opera 10.63.

At that time, the RC build was offered for early adopters and for testing purposes only. However, Opera 10.63 continued to evolve rapidly.

At the end of the past week, Opera 10.63 hit RC2, which, according to the Norway-based browser vendor, was considered stable enough so that it can now be shipped as the final version of the update.

As far as Windows users running Opera 10.6x are concerned, version 10.63 doesn’t bring to the table any new features or capabilities.

Fact is that it’s not meant to. Instead, Opera 10.63 is designed to resolve a number of issues impacting older versions of the browser.

Opera Software revealed that Opera 10.63 sports a number of fixes to issues impacting the User Interface, display and scripting, as well as general problems reported by users.

Customers will notice that opera 10.63 will no longer hug the CPU and take it to 100% usage when the browser is started.

But in addition to stability fixes, Opera Software also worked to resolve a number of security vulnerabilities affecting the browser.

No less than five vulnerabilities were patched with Opera 10.63, and as such users are advised to download and install the latest version as soon as possible.

Opera 10.63 is available for download here.