how to open a pined program twice


  1. Posts : 8
    windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    how to open a pined program twice


    my dad is struggling with Windows 7.
    he just want to open Firefox twice when he is surfing to a second website.
    but you can't when something is pined on the taskbar.

    is there a solution for this?
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #2

    Open FF once, now press CTRL+N : does a second Window open?
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  3. Posts : 8
    windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    yes it works but it is not as easy (especially for my dad) to just click on the icon.
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  4. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #4

    You could try and create a second shortcut for FF, and then pin that there too?
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  5. Posts : 1,261
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
       #5

    robba said:
    my dad is struggling with Windows 7.
    he just want to open Firefox twice when he is surfing to a second website.
    but you can't when something is pined on the taskbar.

    is there a solution for this?
    1. Click the icon (in this case for "Mozilla Firefox") once to open the program for the first time
    2. Right-click the icon, then left-click the program name (in this example "Mozilla Firefox") to open a second instance of the program)
    The above works for ANY program you may have pinned to the taskbar.
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  6. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #6

    middle-click the taskbar icon.

    shift-click works too, but middle-click (with the scroll wheel) is cooler.
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  7. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #7

    click the icon with the middle button, or, right click the icon, then click "Firefox"
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  8. Posts : 1,261
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
       #8

    tedes said:
    click the icon with the middle button, or, right click the icon, then click "Firefox"
    +1

    Now I've also learned something new. Much easier than right-click...
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