How many times program has run? C#

Question

How can I get the number of times a program has previously run in C# without keeping a file and tallying. If it is not possible that way, can it be gotten from the Scheduled

Answer 1

The number of time an app has run is stored in the registry; there are a couple of caveats, though:

1. It's stored in the user registry (HKCU for instance) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist]
2. The path is stored in ROT13 so for instance runme.exe would become ehazr.rkr
3. The registry actually stores three values in binary form: the last runtime, the run count (which starts at 6 instead of 1, for some reason), and the name of the application.

Don't know if this helps, but there you have it!