# How do I prevent a user from opening multiple instances on the same computer?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-a-user-from-opening-multiple-instances-on-the-same-computer/291341>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 28, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-a-user-from-opening-multiple-instances-on-the-same-computer/291341 "2009-06-28T17:02:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Booble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@Booble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Booble)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-a-user-from-opening-multiple-instances-on-the-same-computer/291341/1 "2009-06-28T17:02:42Z")

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— found answer! it had to do with localconnection thanks