Before I could run multiple instances of Portable WinDirStat and now I'm getting the message: Another instance of WinDirStat is already running. Please close ...
Why is this not supported anymore and can I do something about it ?
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Multiple instances of WinDirStat
February 24, 2026 - 12:36pm
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Multiple instances of WinDirStat
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I just launched two instances without issue by running WinDirStatPortable.exe directly. How are you launching it? Are you running it as admin?
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Hi, I'm opening this from the PortableApps App itself.
The first instance is started normally and the second instance I tried to start normally as well as As Administrator. None worked.
I just started two instances as Administrator from the PortableApps.com Platform menu and it worked without issue on Windows 10 64-bit fully up to date from the root of drive P:. Please note that it will not work if one is admin and one is not. If you are still having issue, please provide "system details (OS version, 32 vs 64-bit), install path, new vs upgrade, etc."
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Thanks, that was the only thing I hadn't tried of course. I'm still convinced that wasn't necessary before.
I've just tried it both ways here and it works for me. I was guessing earlier as some other apps work that way.
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