MSDN Windows API Reference

Windows Kernel Functions API Reference

This section provides detailed documentation for the core kernel functions used in Windows programming. These functions offer low-level access to system resources and operations.

• NtAllocateVirtualMemory
  Allocates a region of virtual memory in the calling process.
• NtCreateFile
  Creates or opens a file or device object.
• NtReadFile
  Reads data from a file or device object.
• NtWriteFile
  Writes data to a file or device object.
• NtClose
  Closes an open object handle.
• NtQuerySystemInformation
  Retrieves various types of system information.
• NtCreateProcess
  Creates a new process.
• NtCreateThread
  Creates a new thread in a specified process.
• NtWaitForSingleObject
  Waits until the specified object is in the signaled state or the timeout interval elapses.
• NtQueryInformationProcess
  Retrieves specified information about a process.
• NtSetInformationThread
  Sets information about a thread.
• NtCreateMutant
  Creates or opens a mutex object.
• NtReleaseMutant
  Releases ownership of a mutex object.
• NtOpenProcess
  Opens an existing process object.