Is it possible to open another copy of the application programmatically, in response to pressing a form button, as if simply opening an .exe file?

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    Try this:

    Process.Start(Application.ExecutablePath);

    This solution is specific to Windows Forms. A more general solution is to use reflection to find the path:

     Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().CodeBase

    This call will return a URI string like

     file:///C:/Program Files/YourProgram/YourProgram.exe

    which can be fed in Process.Start . If you still want the path with the usual syntax, apply the construction

     new Uri(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().CodeBase).LocalPath

    which will return an ordinary address like

     C:\Program Files\YourProgram\YourProgram.exe
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