How to check if an exe is running in command prompt in C#

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Hello,
I need a piece of code that checks whether one or more instance of exe is running or not. If so, it should not allow to run. If I run my application directly, it provides me appropriate message but whereas if I run my command prompt it doesn't. How to stop it if it is running in command prompt. Please help.

What I have tried:

if (System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName(System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location)).Count() > 1)
                {
                   Console.WriteLine("App is already running on this computer. Only one instance of App can run at a time");
                    return;
                }

Posted 31-Jan-17 0:23am

User1454

Updated 31-Jan-17 0:43am

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2017-01-31T00:38:00

Solution 1

See run only one instance c - Google Search[^].

Posted 31-Jan-17 0:38am

Richard MacCutchan

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2017-01-31T00:40:00

Solution 2

Try this:

C#

Process thisProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
if (Process.GetProcessesByName(thisProcess.ProcessName).Count() > 1)
    {
    Console.WriteLine("Allready running");
    }

Posted 31-Jan-17 0:40am

OriginalGriff

Ashwin. Shetty · Answer 3 · 2017-01-31T00:42:00

Solution 3

Look at c# - Ensuring only one application instance - Stack Overflow[^] & Restricting a C# Application to a Single Instance[^]

Posted 31-Jan-17 0:42am

Ashwin. Shetty

Jochen Arndt · Answer 4 · 2017-01-31T00:43:00

This is an often asked question:

How to prevent an application to be started multiple times?

There are multiple possible answers but the best is:

Use a mutex.

Examples can be found by searching the web like
C# Developing.net - How to prevent opening multiple instance of application[^]
The Misunderstood Mutex[^]

You may also read this SO thread because it discusses also if the application should be single for all users or the active one only.
c# - Is using a Mutex to prevent multiple instances of the same program from running safe? - Stack Overflow[^]