Possible to make Excel open a new instance when double-clicking file?

[Special K]

If an instance of Excel is already open when I double-click a file type associated with Excel, that file will be opened in the existing instance of excel. Is there a way to change this behavior such that a new instance of Excel will be opened whenever I double-click a file type associated with Excel? I am using Excel 2010.

 

[GWteB]

Have a look over here.
This blog targets Excel versions up to 2007 but according to contributor "Roose" in a reply regarding an answer to this question the provided solution also works with Excel 2010.

 

[Special K]

That does work, but now it opens a separate window for my Personal.xlsb every time I open a new workbook. Is there any way to exclude Personal.xlsb from opening in a new window each time?

 

[GWteB]

Not that I know of

 

[Special K]

The solution is to mark the personal.xlsb workbook as hidden.

 

[GWteB]

Ah, wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks for posting back.