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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: zulubanshee on November 08, 2013, 09:17:06 AM

Title: Opening multiple instances of same program in windows 7
Post by: zulubanshee on November 08, 2013, 09:17:06 AM

OK so I open a program, say Firefox by clicking on the task button in the task bar. If I want to open another Firefox window I have to right click and select to launch another instance.  If I click on the task button a second time as it stands, it just minimizes the window.

I would like to be able to click on the task button again to open another window. I has it this way, but for some reason that setting was changed.

Title: Re: Opening multiple instances of same program in windows 7
Post by: patio on November 08, 2013, 09:25:33 AM

CTRL + N opens a new window in firefox.

Or clik on the + sign right next to the current open Tab...

Title: Re: Opening multiple instances of same program in windows 7
Post by: zulubanshee on November 08, 2013, 09:54:01 AM

That'll work for the time being, but I'd like to be able to click the task button a second time to open a window.

Title: Re: Opening multiple instances of same program in windows 7
Post by: patio on November 08, 2013, 10:07:50 AM

I don't understand the dilemna...in my Win7 PC the tabs cover my taskbar anyways so i use one of the 2 methods i posted...

Someone else may come along with an idea.

Title: Re: Opening multiple instances of same program in windows 7
Post by: Chrisxs5 on November 08, 2013, 10:47:42 AM

I right-click the program in the taskbar and then click on new window.