# Close a Window or keep it in background?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-window-or-keep-it-in-background/8201>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 24, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-window-or-keep-it-in-background/8201 "2014-03-24T12:20:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Arnaud.Desmarais](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Arnaud.Desmarais](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arnaud.Desmarais)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-window-or-keep-it-in-background/8201/1 "2014-03-24T12:20:10Z")

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Hi,

Each time that I design an Operator window, I don’t know what is better, to close the window after use or to open my Home window and keep this window in background.

Did a window in background use CPU? Memory?  
Did the components binded to a tag change when the window is in background?

Thanks

Arnaud

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**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-window-or-keep-it-in-background/8201/2 "2014-03-24T15:12:18Z")

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I usually close a window that is not needed. Whatever is happening in a window will continue to happen when it is in the background.