# \[ SOLVED \] MultiWindows vision and Ignition 8.1

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-multiwindows-vision-and-ignition-8-1/71435>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision, ignition81\
**Created:** [March 22, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-multiwindows-vision-and-ignition-8-1/71435 "2023-03-22T13:26:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esmeralda_Lopez)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-multiwindows-vision-and-ignition-8-1/71435/1 "2023-03-22T13:26:48Z")

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Hello there, I would like to use one desktop and have more windows, lets explain myself:

I have a navigation bar, then if I do clic in one of the tabs, a window will open individually.  
Does anyone know how to do it? Because the window only appears by side of the navigation bar and I want it individually.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-multiwindows-vision-and-ignition-8-1/71435/2 "2023-03-22T13:39:06Z")

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Please show a mockup of what you want. I think you want [system.nav.openWindowInstance()](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.nav.openWindowInstance), but your explanation isn't clear.

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**Author:** ![Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esmeralda_Lopez)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-multiwindows-vision-and-ignition-8-1/71435/3 "2023-03-22T13:47:35Z")

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I need to open different instances of windows from a navigation bar (the navigation bar have buttons that open different windows) without the property docked

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-multiwindows-vision-and-ignition-8-1/71435/4 "2023-03-22T14:42:44Z")

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Define your window as a popup, not a main window. The return value from `openWindowInstance()` is a window object, which has a [.setLocation() method](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.desktop/java/awt/Component.html#setLocation(int,int)) or can be passed to [system.nav.centerWindow()](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.nav.centerWindow).

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**Author:** ![Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esmeralda_Lopez)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-multiwindows-vision-and-ignition-8-1/71435/5 "2023-03-22T15:08:42Z")

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I found this alternative in case someone else need it:

`system.gui.openDesktop(windows='Windows/Order Start', title='f', handle='e')`

After press a button, this open only one window individually as I need it.  
Thank you so much for your time. (The window with the title "f", is the individually window after press the button).

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/4/3412636b50ba4d5ddab05d6fa2ce4e790d686a88.png)

I tried with openWindowInsance, but appeared with the navigation bar.