public partial class App : System.Windows.Application{ public bool IsProcessOpen(string name) { foreach (Process clsProcess in Process.GetProcesses()) { if (clsProcess.ProcessName.Contains(name)) { return true; } } return false; } protected override void onStartup(StartupEventArgs e) { // Get Reference to the current Process Process thisProc = Process.GetCurrentProcess(); if (IsProcessOpen("name of application.exe") == false) { //System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("Application not open!"); //System.Windows.Application.Current.Shutdown(); } else { // Check how many total processes have the same name as the current one if (Process.GetProcessesByName(thisProc.ProcessName).Length > 1) { // If ther is more than one, than it is already running. System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("Application is already running."); System.Windows.Application.Current.Shutdown(); return; } base.onStartup(e); } }