How to Make Multiple Firefox Instances
- 1). Click the Windows "Start" button and type "Firefox" in the Start menu. When the Firefox icon appears, right-click it, then click "Properties." Copy the text you see in the "Target" text box. This text contains the path to the Firefox program.
- 2). Close Firefox if it is running, and open Notepad.
- 3). Paste the following code into a new Notepad document:
@echo off
set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1
start "" "xyz" -p
set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=0
Replace "xyz" with the text you copied previously. If you installed Firefox in the default location on your "C" drive, the code may look similar to this after you replace "xyz" with your copied text:
@echo off
set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -p
set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=0 - 4). Click "File," then click "Save" to open Notepad's "File Save" window.
- 5). Type "Multiple Firefoxes.bat" in the "File Name" text box and click "Save." Notepad saves the document as a batch file.
- 6). Launch Windows Explorer and locate the file you saved. Right-click that file, then click "Copy."
- 7). Minimize your windows so you can see your desktop. Right-click the desktop to display a drop-down menu. Click "Paste Shortcut." Windows pastes a shortcut to the batch file on your desktop.
- 8). Double-click that shortcut. A menu opens and prompts you to choose one of your Firefox profiles.
- 9). Double-click one of the profiles. An instance of Firefox opens using that profile.
- 10
Return to the desktop and double-click the batch file icon again. When the menu opens, double-click another Firefox profile. A second instance of Firefox opens using that profile.
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