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Darren
Darren

Reputation: 4488

Open multiple Microsoft Edge windows from batch file

I need to open 2 Edge windows from a batch file (not two tabs, 2 windows). I know I can launch edge using the following command:

start microsoft-edge:

But if I try it twice the second command does nothing. If I try it with URLs I get 2 tabs in the same window. e.g.

start microsoft-edge:http://google.com
start microsoft-edge:http://bing.com

Any ideas how to get 2 separate windows?

Upvotes: 7

Views: 31748

Answers (7)

kssonety
kssonety

Reputation: 1

This should work...

start "" "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe"
start "" "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe"
start "" "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe"

so this will start microsoft edge 3 times

Upvotes: 0

mike B
mike B

Reputation: 1

Just put this in PowerShell

start msedge "--new-window https://bing.com","--new-window https://red.com","--new-window https://yahoo.com","--new-window https://google.com","--new-window https://msn.com","--new-window https://bing.com","--new-window https://red.com","--new-window https://yahoo.com","--new-window https://google.com","--new-window https://msn.com","--new-window https://bing.com","--new-window https://red.com","--new-window https://yahoo.com","--new-window https://google.com","--new-window https://msn.com"

You can add more or change the link addresses if you want.

Upvotes: 0

Dominik Bošnjak
Dominik Bošnjak

Reputation: 68

Just to expand on Cam's answer, the following works as of 2023 (and possibly worked back when this question was asked, as well):

start msedge --app=http://google.com
start msedge --app=http://bing.com

As far as I can tell, this is the simplest way of doing what the original poster is asking. You can omit --app= from the first URL if there's no chance the host will already be running an msedge process. But basically, that prefix guarantees you'll get a new process/window, no proxies or modules required.

Alternatively:

start msedge "--new-window https://google.com"
start msedge "--new-window https://bing.com"

The commands were tested on Windows 10 using PowerShell version 5.1.19041.2364.

Upvotes: 1

Arun
Arun

Reputation: 2523

Use --new-window option:

start msedge http://google.com
start msedge --new-window http://bing.com

Upvotes: 4

Cam
Cam

Reputation: 116

You can use the executable msedge_proxy.exe which is installed alongside msedge.exe. For example in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application".

Sample usage:

> msedge_proxy.exe --app=http://bing.com

If you execute that command multiple times, it pops a new window each time.

Upvotes: 0

Manny Perez
Manny Perez

Reputation: 1

You can open as many as you like, just create batch files that call other batch files. Very easy to do.

Ex: batch1.cmd: @echo off start microsoft-edge:http://google.com start "path\batch2.cmd"

exit

Make sure to add "start microsoft-edge:http://bing.com" on your "batch2.cmd" file

Manny

Upvotes: 0

Sampson
Sampson

Reputation: 268374

As you are aware, you can trigger Microsoft Edge indirectly from the command line (or a batch file) by using the microsoft-edge: protocol handler. Unfortunately, this approach doesn't enable you to open up an arbitrary number of windows.

The Microsoft Edge team built a small utility to assist, and presently hosts it on GitHub.

> MicrosoftEdgeLauncher.exe http://bing.com
> MicrosoftEdgeLauncher.exe http://stackoverflow.com

I just tested this, and it opened two individual windows for me. There does appear to be an issue where the second window doesn't navigate to the URL; remaining open with the New Tab Page.

Upvotes: 1

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