diff --git a/QuickLook/App.xaml.cs b/QuickLook/App.xaml.cs
index d9c8a11..7eea314 100644
--- a/QuickLook/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/QuickLook/App.xaml.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace QuickLook
         public static readonly string AppPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(AppFullPath);
         public static bool RunningAsViewer;
 
+        private static bool _duplicated;
+
         protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
         {
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += (sender, args) =>
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ namespace QuickLook
 
             if (PidHelper.GetRunningInstance() != -1)
             {
+                _duplicated = true;
+
                 MessageBox.Show("QuickLook is already running in the background.");
 
                 Current.Shutdown();
@@ -86,7 +90,8 @@ namespace QuickLook
             TrayIconManager.GetInstance().Dispose();
             BackgroundListener.GetInstance().Dispose();
 
-            PidHelper.DeletePid();
+            if (!_duplicated)
+                PidHelper.DeletePid();
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/QuickLook/PidHelper.cs b/QuickLook/PidHelper.cs
index fcdb922..9dbe811 100644
--- a/QuickLook/PidHelper.cs
+++ b/QuickLook/PidHelper.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ namespace QuickLook
                 return -1;
 
             var ppid = -1;
-            int.TryParse(File.ReadAllText(pid), out ppid);
+            using (var file = File.Open(pid, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read,FileShare.ReadWrite))
+            using (var sr = new StreamReader(file))
+                int.TryParse(sr.ReadToEnd(), out ppid);
 
             try
             {