You can now open any VM from your workspace in a separate browser window, giving you more space, flexibility, and control over how you work. This makes it easier to follow instructions, view host presentations, or use multiple monitors without constantly switching tabs.

A more flexible way to work

This new feature lets you take any running VM and pop it out of the main workspace. Students can follow along with a host’s screen while keeping their own VM visible. Instructors and admins can use it to multitask across environments more effectively. It works everywhere: course enrollments, standalone environments, and event seats.

How it works

From the workspace, Click on the VM’s gear icon in the top navigation, select Open VM in new window.

A new browser window opens with a fully functional VM session. You can place it side by side with the main workspace or on a second monitor. Each VM in an environment can be opened into its own window. The host screen and follow-host options stay in the main workspace, so students can keep the host visible while interacting with their VM in another window.

When you’re done, you can return the VM to the main workspace in two ways:

• Open here (found in the main workspace window): Closes the pop-out and restores the VM to the workspace
• Close (found in the top bar of the pop-out workspace): Closes the pop-out and reopens the VM automatically in its original location

If the VM shuts down, reboots, or loses its browser RDP or SSH connection, the pop-out window closes automatically.

Wrap-up

Opening VMs in a new window makes hands-on work simpler and more efficient, especially when following a presentation or working with complex instructions. To reduce confusion for students, this feature is off by default. If your company would like to enable it, reach out to Heropa Support.

For more information, see our support article: Opening workspace VMs in a new browser window.