C# method to restart the application

[Lost User]

You can use following code to do so

// Shut down the current app instance.
Application.Exit();

// Restart the app passing "/restart [processId]" as cmd line args
Process.Start(Application.ExecutablePath, "/restart" + Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id);

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[ayandelhi]

How will it work can u plz explain.. i mean after this Application.Exit(); how will Process.Start(...); will be executed???

[ayandelhi]

Ok its working.... Thanks for this... But will it work on a Console Application too... I cudnt find this Application... How shud i integrate it in my code?? Its not exiting but ya its opening another instance... How shud i get it working...

[Lost User]

Try following code

Close();
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Application.ExecutablePath);

or you can also do following Add using System.Windows.Forms; to the top and call

Application.Restart();

You may need to add the reference: "System.Windows.Forms.dll" to your project.

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[ayandelhi]

Close() cant be used... m using Visual Studio 2010 n its not allowing... I mean its giving error... And Application.Restart() is working fine but it aint closing the previous instance... How shud i close the console window forcibly.. Should i use Process.Kill()??

[Lost User]

Ya you can also go for kill method to kill your process...

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[ayandelhi]

To kill the application i've used Process.GetCurrentProcess().Kill(); To restart { Process.Start(Application.ExecutablePath, "/restart" + Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id); Process.GetCurrentProcess().Kill(); } Thanks for the help... If u can find anyother more appropriate way plz let me know... Ayan

[Luc Pattyn]

Application.Restart();

stops the current process and starts a new identical one. :)

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[ayandelhi]

This one wont work in console application... this will open a new instance of the application but cant close the current instance...

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How was Luc supposed to know it was a Console application? You didn't volunteer this info up front.

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[ayandelhi]

ok... my bad...