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Background: My Account doesn't have admnin rights, so i always start spyder via anaconda prompt as an admin to have access to my admin created env. Using '-- new-instance' isnt possible after I've started spyder as the command prompt blocks new input.

Goal: add a second console to spyder like a second kernel in the first picture, settings are enabled. Is there a way to do this in Spyder directly?

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Issue: Once started, I can't start spyder again via command line as the input is blocked as long as spyder is running. obviously calling spyder two times in one command doesn't work. I also can't run spyder.exe as it would only start my local version where I don't have access to my env

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  • did you check https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25250998/how-do-i-run-two-separate-instances-of-spyder ?? – spYder Oct 14 '19 at 10:16
  • Possible duplicate of [How do I run two separate instances of Spyder](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25250998/how-do-i-run-two-separate-instances-of-spyder) – spYder Oct 14 '19 at 10:16
  • That's where i come from, I added some more context pointing out that this approach doesn't work as the terminal is blocking new input as long as the first instance of spyder is running. Closing the terminal also closes spyder – Quastiat Oct 14 '19 at 10:57
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    (*Spyder maintainer here*) If you want to open more IPython consoles, you need to go to the `Consoles` menu and select the entry called `New console`. – Carlos Cordoba Oct 15 '19 at 03:12
  • @CarlosCordoba thats exactly what i was looking for thank you. No idea how i cold have missed this option.. – Quastiat Oct 15 '19 at 07:18

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Have you tried this? Start a program, command or batch script (opens in a new window.) 

start spyder --new-instance
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  • I added some context, pointing out that i can't use any new commands after starting the first instance of spyder – Quastiat Oct 14 '19 at 10:58
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Carlos Cordobas Answer was the easiest way to do this within Spyder:

If you want to open more IPython consoles, you need to go to the Consoles menu and select the entry called New console

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