Multiple nw.js process

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Pritesh Gajjar

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Jun 14, 2016, 10:17:28 AM6/14/16

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I am using 0.14.5 NW for windows application and I do see multiple nw.js process in taskbar when app start.

Is this expected behaviour? Do we need to specify any attribute in manifest? I tried single-instance but didn't help.

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Jun 14, 2016, 9:34:00 PM6/14/16

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Since 0.13.0, NW.js will always be running in single instance mode. See http://docs.nwjs.io/en/latest/For%20Users/Migration/From%200.12%20to%200.13/#manifest-format

Multiple icons on taskbar and multiple processes in task manager are different concepts.

For icons on taskbar, it's one icon per window. If you see more than 1 icon, there is more than 1 window on the desktop.

If you refer to the number of process in task manager, NW.js will start with at least 3 processes for one app on Windows like Chrome: browser, renderer and crash handler. That's expected.