Open Excel Files in Separate Windows

A simple how to on tweaking the regedit in windows 10 so that excel will automatically open new files in their own separate windows.

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[yogeshsoni]

Great work. I don't understand why developers are making simple things complex..

[Lozempire]

Can't believe I just now took the time to fix this. Been driving me nuts for years. Thank you!!

[aaronvaldes]

Thanks
I had this issue in Excel 2010.
There is a setting that I checked marked.
Set "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)"
This fixed the issue.

[samuelmensah]

This thing has been a headache for me, can't believe I was able to fix it within some few seconds.

Thanks very much for sharing

[riVFerd]

I spend the whole night to solve this problem, and then FINNALY I found this.
Thank you so much sir, you helped me a lot

[rogerbeiner]

I rarely comment youtube videos, but as I was searching the whole internet and trying different things (also in the registry), thats the first and only one that worked. Great and easy tutorial, thank you so much!! (working on windows 11 with excel 2010)

[sajjadrahaman]

Thank You So Mutch...After 6 years they will Work properly. 😄

[DareDreamBig]

OMG, You are awesome! It was driving me bonkers because I couldn't get a 2nd excel to open separately. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

[hafidzwijayanto]

THX SIR, finally what im looking for, its pain in the ass to see same content but not the right ways until watch this

[miketran]

man, you have no idea how frustrated I was tried to figure out what the heck is going on with my excel. This solved my problem. Thank you. Liked and Subscribed

[ivanalilijan]

Dude, thank you so much for this, I've saved my wife from any future headaches :D

[elgujanozadze]

Thank you! Can't imagine how you helped me

[stygwygyr]

Thank you for making this world a better place!

[vladimirkocic]

Thank you so much!!! I'll save this video and share it to help people with same problem. You make my life easier

[TuranHoca]

Perfect!! Thank you so much. I do not understand how Microsoft can do such a thing

[usmanmajid]

You sir, are a certified LEGEND. Thank you.

[jsvlad]

Start: type in REGEDIT

1. registry editor >
HKEY CLASSES ROOT
EXCEL.CSV
OPEN
DDEEXEC
2. Rename folder : ddeexec2
command folder -->
Rename file (do NOT rename folder): command --> command2
Right click (Default) --> Modify,
change the pathway from ... dde to:
... /e "%1"

2. Repeat for
EXCEL.SHEET.12
Rename folder : ddeexec2
command folder -->
Rename file : command --> command2
Right clikc (Default) --> Modify,
change the pathway from ... dde to:
... /e "%1"

3. close regeit
4. Open 2 excel files.. Should give instant results.

[DianneOnly]

Hi. I want to thank you for the tutorial. Great fiz.
Howewer, i have noticed i can't ise vlookup properly after applying this changes. Do you know what can hwlp? I use it a lot in my daily work.

[elpipi]

awesome, Microsoft what were you thinking?

[fayazqazi]

After watching this video...., Subscribed the channel, got exactly what I want 😊👍👍