# How can I enable the micro:bit run several programs at one time?？

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-enable-the-micro-bit-run-several-programs-at-one-time/19457>\
**Category:** micro:bit\
**Tags:** extension\
**Created:** [April 27, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-enable-the-micro-bit-run-several-programs-at-one-time/19457 "2023-04-27T16:53:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![NCharlotte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@NCharlotte](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NCharlotte)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-enable-the-micro-bit-run-several-programs-at-one-time/19457/1 "2023-04-27T16:53:48Z")

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I’m trying to get my Qtruck to run multiple programs at once using the micro:bit, but I cannot. Whenever I download a new program, it seems to replace the old one. Can anyone give me some advice on how to make it run multiple programs at the same time?

![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/6/6c7c0b9ee637cb9d410d0a456907d9daf7865043.jpeg)

![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/c/ca95a3a7a396c7d933c2017474150879a5e221df.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bsiever](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/bsiever/32/1032_2.png) [@bsiever](https://forum.makecode.com/u/bsiever)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-enable-the-micro-bit-run-several-programs-at-one-time/19457/2 "2023-04-28T16:42:16Z")

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Hi @NCharlotte,

The micro:bit is a small, simple computer and it’s current design only allows it to run one program at a time. But you can usually make that one program complicated enough to do many different things or do different things at different times.

Maybe you can describe the things you want to do or share the programs that you want to combine and people on this forum can suggest how to combine them into a single program. If you want to share some of the examples you’d like to combine, you can create share links to include in your forum posts: [https://support.microbit.org/support/solutions/articles/19000136323-share-a-makecode-program](https://support.microbit.org/support/solutions/articles/19000136323-share-a-makecode-program)

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**Author:** ![ALittleBitOfEverythi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alittlebitofeverythi/32/15418_2.png) [@ALittleBitOfEverythi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ALittleBitOfEverythi)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-enable-the-micro-bit-run-several-programs-at-one-time/19457/3 "2024-05-23T16:48:05Z")

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I did once by running a 10-sided dice and a 20 sided dice at the same time using the run in background command