How to have multiple active windows?

[totopesce]

Well my question is this, is there a way to have in 1 pc running windows 7 to have 2 or more windows active at the same time? some games when you switch to another windows even in split screen they stop or pause, is there a way to have them running at the same time without having the keyboard and mouse inputs going both ways?

 

[MrPoofyWaffle]

You mean on the same computer? If so make a duel boot. On separate yes too. Depending on the type of windows you can use the same windows on 2 pcs

 

[USAFRet]

Well my question is this, is there a way to have in 1 pc running windows 7 to have 2 or more windows active at the same time? some games when you switch to another windows even in split screen they stop or pause, is there a way to have them running at the same time without having the keyboard and mouse inputs going both ways?

Not quite sure what you're wanting to do here.
Run 2 copies of an OS at the same time? A Virtual Machine would do this. VirtualBox from Oracle, for instance.

1 OS is the 'host', the other would be a 'guest'. You will need 2 licenses for this, though.

 

[hang-the-9]

Well my question is this, is there a way to have in 1 pc running windows 7 to have 2 or more windows active at the same time? some games when you switch to another windows even in split screen they stop or pause, is there a way to have them running at the same time without having the keyboard and mouse inputs going both ways?

You can only have focus on one Window at a time if that is what you are asking. I think I remember reading a while ago about a program or some other thing you can do to get dual windows have the mouse focus at once but I don't remember if there was a solution or just a question and a web search does not seem to come up with anything like that.

 

[totopesce]

Sorry seems I didnt say it right (english is not native)
By windows I refer to the programs running (chrome, games or thing like that)
So how to have 2 programs running actively at the same time, both in side screen, without pausing when you go from one to the other.

 

[USAFRet]

Sorry seems I didnt say it right (english is not native)
By windows I refer to the programs running (chrome, games or thing like that)
So how to have 2 programs running actively at the same time, both in side screen, without pausing when you go from one to the other.

OK, now we have clarification.
This is what Windows does. Of course you can have multiple applications open at the same time.
Some games, of course, will try to steal the whole thing and pause when you click elsewhere.

 

[totopesce]

Is there a way to have multiple of them active?
Like have 2 games running without pausing each time you switch from one to the other?

 

[USAFRet]

Is there a way to have multiple of them active?
Like have 2 games running without pausing each time you switch from one to the other?

Depends on the games, and you want them running in windowed mode.

 

[totopesce]

Yes something like multiboxing, isnt there a way to make it think that its the active windows even if its not?