# Switching windows while query is running

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/switching-windows-while-query-is-running/10594>\
**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [July 26, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/switching-windows-while-query-is-running/10594 "2011-07-26T09:43:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/switching-windows-while-query-is-running/10594/1 "2011-07-26T09:43:43Z")

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I a prior version of TOAD I can recall being able to switch windows while a query was running - for example I could start a query in an editor window, then switch to a schema browser window. Is this feature available in version 10.x? If so, how do I turn it on?

Thanks,  
Don

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**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/switching-windows-while-query-is-running/10594/2 "2011-07-26T09:52:39Z")

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It should be on by default.

Are you running a query with F5? If so, that’s not threaded. You need run  
your query with F9.

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**Author:** ![matt.wilkins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/matt.wilkins/32/146_2.png) [@matt.wilkins](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/matt.wilkins)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/switching-windows-while-query-is-running/10594/3 "2011-07-26T10:07:22Z")

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If you are running your SQL as a script, try using QSR, which will churn away at  
your query while Toad is free to do other tasks.  
 ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/1X/e8288ef7bf69daaab6959f752b25ca292478b911.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![matt.wilkins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/matt.wilkins/32/146_2.png) [@matt.wilkins](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/matt.wilkins)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/switching-windows-while-query-is-running/10594/4 "2011-07-26T10:07:22Z")

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If you are running your SQL as a script, try using QSR, which will churn away at  
your query while Toad is free to do other tasks.  
 ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/1X/278be512a68050c664416c8c1dd90a338bc191af.jpeg)