Windows API Fundamentals
Explore the core building blocks and fundamental concepts of the Windows operating system that form the basis of all Windows applications.
Processes and Threads
Understand how Windows manages processes and threads to enable multitasking and concurrent execution.
CreateProcess
Creates a new process and its primary thread.
Thread Management
Functions for creating, managing, and synchronizing threads.
Process Information
Retrieving and setting information about processes.
Memory Management
Learn about the virtual memory model, memory allocation, and protection mechanisms.
VirtualAlloc
Reserves or commits a region of pages in the virtual address space of the calling process.
Heap Management
Functions for managing heap memory.
Virtual Memory Model
Key concepts of Windows virtual memory.
Input/Output
Discover how to interact with devices, files, and the console through the Windows I/O system.
File Operations
Creating, reading, writing, and managing files.
Console I/O
Interacting with the console window.
Device Management
Working with various hardware devices.
Inter-Process Communication (IPC)
Explore various methods for processes to communicate and share data.
Pipes
Anonymous and named pipes for IPC.
Shared Memory
Using memory-mapped files for efficient data sharing.
Message Queuing
Asynchronous messaging between processes.
The Windows API
Get an overview of the Win32 API and its core components.