WPF mutex single instance
private static Mutex mtx = null; public MainWindow() { bool isCreateNew; string appName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location); mtx = new Mutex(true, appName, out isCreateNew); if(!isCreateNew) { MessageBox.Show($"The app {appName} is running!", "Single Instance", MessageBoxButton.OK); this.Close(); } InitializeComponent(); }
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//xaml <Window x:Class="WpfApp430.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApp430" mc:Ignorable="d" Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800"> <Grid> <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Text="Single Instance" FontSize="100"/> </Grid> </Window> //.xaml.cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; using System.Windows.Navigation; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace WpfApp430 { /// <summary> /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml /// </summary> public partial class MainWindow : Window { private static Mutex mtx = null; public MainWindow() { bool isCreateNew; string appName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location); mtx = new Mutex(true, appName, out isCreateNew); if(!isCreateNew) { MessageBox.Show($"The app {appName} is running!", "Single Instance", MessageBoxButton.OK); this.Close(); } InitializeComponent(); } } }