这是我的整个App.xaml.cs，这段代码也将启动的程序实例带到前台:

public partial class App : Application
{
    private static Mutex _mutex = null;

    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);

    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        _mutex = new Mutex(true, "YourMutexName", out var createdNew);

        if (!createdNew)
        {
            using (var currentProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess())
            {
                foreach (var process in Process.GetProcessesByName(currentProcess.ProcessName))
                {
                    if (process.Id != currentProcess.Id)
                    {
                        ShowWindow(process.MainWindowHandle, 9);
                        SetForegroundWindow(process.MainWindowHandle);
                    }
                    process.Dispose();
                }
            }
            // app is already running! Exiting the application  
            Shutdown();
        }

        base.OnStartup(e);
    }

    protected override void OnExit(ExitEventArgs e)
    {
        _mutex.Dispose();
        base.OnExit(e);
    }
}

简单地使用一个StreamWriter，怎么样?

System.IO.File.StreamWriter OpenFlag = null;   //globally

and

try
{
    OpenFlag = new StreamWriter(Path.GetTempPath() + "OpenedIfRunning");
}
catch (System.IO.IOException) //file in use
{
    Environment.Exit(0);
}

[我在下面提供了控制台和wpf应用程序的示例代码。]

在创建命名的Mutex实例后，只需检查createdNew变量的值(示例如下!)。

布尔值createdNew将返回false:

如果命名为“YourApplicationNameHere”的互斥锁实例已经存在 在系统某处创建

布尔值createdNew将返回true:

如果这是第一个名为“YourApplicationNameHere”的互斥锁 系统。

控制台应用程序-示例:

static Mutex m = null;

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    const string mutexName = "YourApplicationNameHere";
    bool createdNew = false;

    try
    {
        // Initializes a new instance of the Mutex class with a Boolean value that indicates 
        // whether the calling thread should have initial ownership of the mutex, a string that is the name of the mutex, 
        // and a Boolean value that, when the method returns, indicates whether the calling thread was granted initial ownership of the mutex.

        using (m = new Mutex(true, mutexName, out createdNew))
        {
            if (!createdNew)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("instance is alreday running... shutting down !!!");
                Console.Read();
                return; // Exit the application
            }

            // Run your windows forms app here
            Console.WriteLine("Single instance app is running!");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }


    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {

        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

WPF-Example:

public partial class App : Application
{
static Mutex m = null;

protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
{

    const string mutexName = "YourApplicationNameHere";
    bool createdNew = false;

    try
    {
        // Initializes a new instance of the Mutex class with a Boolean value that indicates 
        // whether the calling thread should have initial ownership of the mutex, a string that is the name of the mutex, 
        // and a Boolean value that, when the method returns, indicates whether the calling thread was granted initial ownership of the mutex.

        m = new Mutex(true, mutexName, out createdNew);

        if (!createdNew)
        {
            Current.Shutdown(); // Exit the application
        }

    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
        throw;
    }

    base.OnStartup(e);
}


protected override void OnExit(ExitEventArgs e)
{
    if (m != null)
    {
        m.Dispose();
    }
    base.OnExit(e);
}
}

从这里。

跨进程互斥锁的一个常见用途是确保一个程序一次只能运行一个实例。以下是如何做到的:

class OneAtATimePlease {

  // Use a name unique to the application (eg include your company URL)
  static Mutex mutex = new Mutex (false, "oreilly.com OneAtATimeDemo");

  static void Main()
  {
    // Wait 5 seconds if contended – in case another instance
    // of the program is in the process of shutting down.
    if (!mutex.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromSeconds (5), false))
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Another instance of the app is running. Bye!");
        return;
    }

    try
    {    
        Console.WriteLine("Running - press Enter to exit");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
    finally
    {
        mutex.ReleaseMutex();
    }    
  }    
}

互斥锁的一个很好的特性是，如果应用程序在没有首先调用ReleaseMutex的情况下终止，CLR将自动释放互斥锁。

请看下面的代码。它是防止一个WPF应用程序有多个实例的一个很好的简单解决方案。

private void Application_Startup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
{
    Process thisProc = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
    if (Process.GetProcessesByName(thisProc.ProcessName).Length > 1)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Application running");
        Application.Current.Shutdown();
        return;
    }

    var wLogin = new LoginWindow();

    if (wLogin.ShowDialog() == true)
    {
        var wMain = new Main();
        wMain.WindowState = WindowState.Maximized;
        wMain.Show();
    }
    else
    {
        Application.Current.Shutdown();
    }
}

我最喜欢的解决方案来自MVP丹尼尔·沃恩: 强制执行单实例Wpf应用程序

它使用MemoryMappedFile将命令行参数发送给第一个实例:

/// <summary>
/// This class allows restricting the number of executables in execution, to one.
/// </summary>
public sealed class SingletonApplicationEnforcer
{
    readonly Action<IEnumerable<string>> processArgsFunc;
    readonly string applicationId;
    Thread thread;
    string argDelimiter = "_;;_";

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the string that is used to join 
    /// the string array of arguments in memory.
    /// </summary>
    /// <value>The arg delimeter.</value>
    public string ArgDelimeter
    {
        get
        {
            return argDelimiter;
        }
        set
        {
            argDelimiter = value;
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SingletonApplicationEnforcer"/> class.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="processArgsFunc">A handler for processing command line args 
    /// when they are received from another application instance.</param>
    /// <param name="applicationId">The application id used 
    /// for naming the <seealso cref="EventWaitHandle"/>.</param>
    public SingletonApplicationEnforcer(Action<IEnumerable<string>> processArgsFunc, 
        string applicationId = "DisciplesRock")
    {
        if (processArgsFunc == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException("processArgsFunc");
        }
        this.processArgsFunc = processArgsFunc;
        this.applicationId = applicationId;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Determines if this application instance is not the singleton instance.
    /// If this application is not the singleton, then it should exit.
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the application should shutdown, 
    /// otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
    public bool ShouldApplicationExit()
    {
        bool createdNew;
        string argsWaitHandleName = "ArgsWaitHandle_" + applicationId;
        string memoryFileName = "ArgFile_" + applicationId;

        EventWaitHandle argsWaitHandle = new EventWaitHandle(
            false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, argsWaitHandleName, out createdNew);

        GC.KeepAlive(argsWaitHandle);

        if (createdNew)
        {
            /* This is the main, or singleton application. 
                * A thread is created to service the MemoryMappedFile. 
                * We repeatedly examine this file each time the argsWaitHandle 
                * is Set by a non-singleton application instance. */
            thread = new Thread(() =>
                {
                    try
                    {
                        using (MemoryMappedFile file = MemoryMappedFile.CreateOrOpen(memoryFileName, 10000))
                        {
                            while (true)
                            {
                                argsWaitHandle.WaitOne();
                                using (MemoryMappedViewStream stream = file.CreateViewStream())
                                {
                                    var reader = new BinaryReader(stream);
                                    string args;
                                    try
                                    {
                                        args = reader.ReadString();
                                    }
                                    catch (Exception ex)
                                    {
                                        Debug.WriteLine("Unable to retrieve string. " + ex);
                                        continue;
                                    }
                                    string[] argsSplit = args.Split(new string[] { argDelimiter }, 
                                                                    StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
                                    processArgsFunc(argsSplit);
                                }

                            }
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        Debug.WriteLine("Unable to monitor memory file. " + ex);
                    }
                });

            thread.IsBackground = true;
            thread.Start();
        }
        else
        {
            /* Non singleton application instance. 
                * Should exit, after passing command line args to singleton process, 
                * via the MemoryMappedFile. */
            using (MemoryMappedFile mmf = MemoryMappedFile.OpenExisting(memoryFileName))
            {
                using (MemoryMappedViewStream stream = mmf.CreateViewStream())
                {
                    var writer = new BinaryWriter(stream);
                    string[] args = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
                    string joined = string.Join(argDelimiter, args);
                    writer.Write(joined);
                }
            }
            argsWaitHandle.Set();
        }

        return !createdNew;
    }
}