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Copper Contributor

Nov 08, 2020

WVD launching 2 instances of the App executable.

Hello, PoC WVD (ARM) host pool with single host, we're seeing multiple instances of an app (executable) run on a host after a session is disconnected. We want to ensure only 1 instance of the exe...

Bobby_Powers

Copper Contributor

Mar 04, 2021

Soo Kuan Teo I've had this issue with multiple applications (SSMS, Power BI Desktop, multiple 3rd party applications). You have to launch the remote app in order to reconnect to a previous session but by doing so you are launching a second instance of the application.

AMelander

Copper Contributor

Feb 10, 2022

Bobby_Powers did you solve your issue?
I have the same problem and want to limit the user session to one instance of the app.

gavin1245

Copper Contributor

Feb 10, 2022

I changed my AVD (WVD) Application to launch PowerShell with a -File and script path Command line parameter. In the PowerShell script I used something like this:

$id = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::GetCurrentProcess().SessionId
$process = (Get-Process -Name <executable> | ? {$_.si -eq $id})
if ($process) {'You already have an instance of Application running, additional instance will not be started.'} else {Start-Process -FilePath <executable path>}