Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Having multiple instances of "Svchost.exe" in the task manager is only a concern if memory use grows to an unreasonable amount. Excessive memory use could mean corruption or some other conflict within ...

The iPad now has app windows. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac In the next version of iOS, the iPad will be able to open several “copies” of the same app. You can then switch between them, treating ...

If you use the Windows 11/10 Start Menu to keep frequently used apps in one place, here is a neat trick for you. You can choose to launch or open multiple apps from the Start Menu in Windows 11/10. We ...

With iPadOS 13, Apple introduced the ability for apps to have multiple instances. In other words, you can have multiple Safari windows open or multiple notes, for example. It’s an incredibly useful ...

Windows Media Player allows you to play audio and video files without having to install third-party software. However, unlike other media players, you cannot run two or more instances of Windows Media ...

There are some times when it can be useful to have multiple copies of the same app open simultaneously—not just a separate window but full versions of the app running alongside each other. Maybe you ...

If you regularly use Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps on Windows 10, you have some good news coming your way. Microsoft has announced that starting with Windows 10 version 1803, developers can ...