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Former Member
3 years ago

1password does not play nice with Windows Virtual Desktop.

When using Windows Virtual Desktop(you can have multiple Desktops on the same Windows user profile.
If an App is aware of this option, you can open it on both Virtual desktops.

If 1password is open on the first, and you try to open 1password on the other virtual desktop, it switches Desktops. I see this behavior on more apps, but for example Brave browser works nice and starts 2 instances

1Password Version: 8.9.12
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Windows 11, build 22000.1335 21H2
Browser:_ Brave
Referrer: forum-search:https://1password.community/search?Search=virtual%20desktop

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  • ag_mike_d's avatar
    ag_mike_d
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    3 years ago

    Hello @Alexela2022,

    Thanks for your message. The 1Password 8 app doesn't doesn't work like a browser and will not allow for multiple instances running at once. Since it's already open on another desktop Windows will automatically switch over to the one it's running on and activate.

    As workaround, on the second desktop, you can try using Quick Access (Ctrl + Shift + Space). I've done some testing and once quick access is open you can search for and open items in browser from there. I hope this helps.

    If you have any other questions concerns, just let us know!