Win7 - Force Single Instance (not programming)
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| If I drag and drop multiple files onto a running program using Windows 7 (or 8.1), they open in multiple tabs within the same application instance. However, if I double click the same files one at a time (e.g. PNG files), a new instance of the required application (e.g. PaintShop Pro) is opened for each one. On WinXP, double-clicked files would load into a tab if an instance of the associated application was already running. Is there a way of forcing this behaviour on Windows 7 (or 8.1)? Despite my best efforts, I have not been able to find a solution via Google. |
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| I don't know how to do this or if it is possible. On my Windows 7 the behavior varies by application, and I don't know how to change that either. If I successively double click on jpg files they open in separate instances of IrfanView. If I do the same with txt files they open in tabs of a single instance of NotePad++. |
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| @irfanView I used to use this too when I still used Windows - remember IrfanView had an option to only use a single instance (so clicking the second jpg loads it in the already opened instance). Think programmes have to handle it on their own - windows just runs "appname.exe filePath" (or similar). Maybe this helps a bit to understand it: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13477508/how-to-open-multiple-files-in-explorer-at-the-same-time bye Ron |
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