diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
index 750b15abc..bce3fe06b 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
@@ -1931,7 +1931,6 @@ BOOL Notepad_plus::notify(SCNotification *notification)
 				else
 					docGotoAnotherEditView(TransferMove);
 			}
-			//else on fout rien!!! // It's non view group
         }
 		break;
 	}
@@ -3918,6 +3917,14 @@ void Notepad_plus::command(int id)
 			checkSyncState();
             break;
 
+        case IDM_VIEW_GOTO_NEW_INSTANCE :
+            docOpenInNewInstance(TransferMove);
+            break;
+
+        case IDM_VIEW_LOAD_IN_NEW_INSTANCE:
+            docOpenInNewInstance(TransferClone);
+            break;
+
 		case IDM_VIEW_SWITCHTO_MAIN:
 			switchEditViewTo(MAIN_VIEW);
 			break;
@@ -4800,6 +4807,13 @@ void Notepad_plus::undockUserDlg()
     (ScintillaEditView::getUserDefineDlg())->display(); 
     //(_pEditView->getUserDefineDlg())->display();
 }
+void Notepad_plus::docOpenInNewInstance(FileTransferMode mode)
+{
+	Command cmd(TEXT("$(NPP_DIRECTORY)\\notepad++.exe $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH) -multiInst -nosession"));
+	cmd.run(_hSelf);
+	if (mode == TransferMove)
+		doClose(_pEditView->getCurrentBufferID(), currentView());
+}
 
 void Notepad_plus::docGotoAnotherEditView(FileTransferMode mode)
 {
@@ -4808,9 +4822,12 @@ void Notepad_plus::docGotoAnotherEditView(FileTransferMode mode)
 	BufferID current = _pEditView->getCurrentBufferID();
 	int viewToGo = otherView();
 	int indexFound = _pNonDocTab->getIndexByBuffer(current);
-	if (indexFound != -1) {	//activate it
+	if (indexFound != -1)	//activate it
+	{
 		activateBuffer(current, otherView());
-	} else {	//open the document, also copying the position
+	}
+	else	//open the document, also copying the position
+	{
 		loadBufferIntoView(current, viewToGo);
 		Buffer * buf = MainFileManager->getBufferByID(current);
 		_pEditView->saveCurrentPos();	//allow copying of position
@@ -4826,7 +4843,8 @@ void Notepad_plus::docGotoAnotherEditView(FileTransferMode mode)
 	}
 
 	//Close the document if we transfered the document instead of cloning it
-	if (mode == TransferMove) {
+	if (mode == TransferMove) 
+	{
 		//just close the activate document, since thats the one we moved (no search)
 		doClose(_pEditView->getCurrentBufferID(), currentView());
 	} // else it was cone, so leave it
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.h b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.h
index 7c62da956..daccdc8e1 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.h
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ private:
 	int switchEditViewTo(int gid);	//activate other view (set focus etc)
 
 	void docGotoAnotherEditView(FileTransferMode mode);	//TransferMode
+	void docOpenInNewInstance(FileTransferMode mode);
 
 	void loadBufferIntoView(BufferID id, int whichOne, bool dontClose = false);		//Doesnt _activate_ the buffer
 	void removeBufferFromView(BufferID id, int whichOne);	//Activates alternative of possible, or creates clean document if not clean already
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.rc b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.rc
index 588f8e9f3..5cd8fad93 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.rc
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.rc
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ BEGIN
         MENUITEM "Clone to another view",                 IDM_VIEW_CLONE_TO_ANOTHER_VIEW
         MENUITEM "Activate main view",                  IDM_VIEW_SWITCHTO_MAIN
         MENUITEM "Activate sub view",                   IDM_VIEW_SWITCHTO_SUB
+        MENUITEM "Go to new instance",                     IDM_VIEW_GOTO_NEW_INSTANCE
+        MENUITEM "Open to new instance",                     IDM_VIEW_LOAD_IN_NEW_INSTANCE
         MENUITEM SEPARATOR
         MENUITEM "Synchronize Vertical Scrolling",    IDM_VIEW_SYNSCROLLV
         MENUITEM "Synchronize Horizontal Scrolling",    IDM_VIEW_SYNSCROLLH
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/menuCmdID.h b/PowerEditor/src/menuCmdID.h
index 18f02f524..9fd38ac76 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/menuCmdID.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/menuCmdID.h
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@
 		#define		IDM_VIEW_UNFOLD_8	    (IDM_VIEW_UNFOLD + 8)
 		
 	
-	#define  IDM_VIEW_GOTO_ANOTHER_VIEW  		10001
-	#define  IDM_VIEW_CLONE_TO_ANOTHER_VIEW  	10002
+	#define  IDM_VIEW_GOTO_ANOTHER_VIEW  	10001
+	#define  IDM_VIEW_CLONE_TO_ANOTHER_VIEW 10002
+	#define  IDM_VIEW_GOTO_NEW_INSTANCE  	10003
+	#define  IDM_VIEW_LOAD_IN_NEW_INSTANCE 	10004
 
 	#define IDM_VIEW_SWITCHTO_MAIN			(IDM_VIEW + 70)
 	#define IDM_VIEW_SWITCHTO_SUB			(IDM_VIEW + 71)
diff --git a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcproj b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcproj
index 3bdd78f4f..9b811366b 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcproj
+++ b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcproj
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="3"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="0"
-				FavorSizeOrSpeed="2"
+				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				OmitFramePointers="false"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\src\WinControls\AboutDlg;..\..\scintilla\include;..\include;..\src\WinControls;..\src\WinControls\ImageListSet;..\src\WinControls\OpenSaveFileDialog;..\src\WinControls\SplitterContainer;..\src\WinControls\StaticDialog;..\src\WinControls\TabBar;..\src\WinControls\ToolBar;..\src\MISC\Process;..\src\ScitillaComponent;..\src\MISC;..\src\MISC\SysMsg;..\src\WinControls\StatusBar;..\src;..\src\WinControls\StaticDialog\RunDlg;..\src\tinyxml;..\src\WinControls\ColourPicker;..\src\Win32Explr;..\src\MISC\RegExt;..\src\WinControls\TrayIcon;..\src\WinControls\shortcut;..\src\WinControls\Grid;..\src\WinControls\ContextMenu;..\src\MISC\PluginsManager;..\src\WinControls\Preference;..\src\WinControls\WindowsDlg;..\src\WinControls\TaskList;..\src\WinControls\DockingWnd;..\src\WinControls\ToolTip;..\src\MISC\Exception;..\src\MISC\Common"