count total instances of running script Topic is solved

[Sam_]

When multiple instances of a script are running (via the #SingleInstance, Off directive), how can a script count how many instances are currently running?

[Exaskryz]

Probably WinGet, var, list, ahk_exe autohotkey.exe with DetectHiddenWindows, On, and then parsing that list for the name of the script when using WinGetTitle; see Example #2 at bottom of the WinGet documentation. Count the number of matches.

[Sam_]

Ah yes, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, @Exaskryz!

This does the trick nicely:

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DetectHiddenWindows, On
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinGet, ThreadCount, list, part_of_title ahk_class AutoHotkey
MsgBox % ThreadCount