Assembly.LoadFile() causes file locking

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I have a web service running in IIS that uses Assembly.LoadFile() to
load a specific DLL, depending on who is making the web service
request. This works fine except that IIS places a lock on the DLL,
preventing me from updating it without bouncing the web server
process, which negatively affects other sites on the server.

I'd like to be able to update these DLLs without having to restart
IIS.

Is there a way to load an assembly at runtime without locking it, or
can I release the lock somehow? Is there a way to use the GAC for
this purpose?

Thanks in advance!
.

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