Windows – How To run Multiple Versions of the Same Program on Windows 7

multiple instanceswindows 7

Well the question is simple, but before that I made a little search on the net and I tried the one on the link

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-run-multiple-versions-of-the-same-program-on-your-pc/

It didn't help me since "run as" doesn't appear when I right click to the program.

Thanks for helps.

Edit: The program that I use is a not a popular program, I tried "run as" and it didn't work, I open session from another user account and tried, it didn't work too. I duplicated the files of the program and that didn't work either.

Best Answer

For some applications you can copy the entire application to a different location and rename the executable file (App_1stCopy.exe) and then you can run multiple instances of that app.

But notice that this approach may not work, due to devices or log files or settings being used simultaneously by multiple apps.

1st instance -> run original App.exe file.
2nd instance -> run coppied App_1stCopy.exe file.
3rd instance -> run 2nd coppied App_2ndCopy.exe file.
....
Related Question