05.05.2024

Telegram on Windows has a multi-window mode. Here's how to turn it on

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Victor Podvolotsky

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 Telegram on Windows now has multi-window mode. Here's how to enable it

Telegram desktop version is testing a multi-window mode that allows you to open chats and channels in separate windows. While it is being tested in the beta version of the messenger, it works quite stably.

To enable it, you do not need to install any other version of the application. Everything is activated through the settings of the usual Telegram. Here's how to do it:

  • Open the side menu on the left, select “Settings” and then “Advanced settings”.
  • At the very bottom of the window that opens, activate the switch “Install beta versions”.

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  • After these steps, Telegram will offer to update the application and restart – you only need to click one button.
  • After restarting, open Settings → Advanced settings again and select Experimental settings

Telegram on Windows now has multi-window mode. Here's how to enable it

  • Turn on the “New chat windows by Ctrl+Click” toggle switch.

That's all. Now, to open a channel or chat in a separate window, you just need to click on it with the mouse while holding down the Ctrl key. Windows can be resized, as can their position on the screen.

Multi-window mode has appeared in Telegram on Windows. Here's how to enable it

Perhaps this feature will appear with one of the updates and in the regular version of the messenger.

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