Is there a way to find application is starting from desktop shortcut or not in win form?

Question

I am new in winform application. this there a way to find application is open from desktop shortcut icon.

Answer 1

You could put an argument in the shortcut:

and check for it in your application via its Environment.CommandLine:

But other than that, no. You won't be able to tell whether someone directly clicked on the executable or even if someone deleted the argument in the shortcut.