Win32 API Reference - Process Functions

Process Functions

This section provides documentation for Win32 API functions related to process management.

CreateProcess

Creates a new process and its primary thread. The new process runs in the same address space of the calling process.

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                        BOOL CreateProcess(
  [in, optional]      LPCTSTR lpApplicationName,
  [in, out, optional] LPTSTR  lpCommandLine,
  [in, optional]      LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpProcessAttributes,
  [in, optional]      LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpThreadAttributes,
  [in]                BOOL    bInheritHandles,
  [in]                DWORD   dwCreationFlags,
  [in, optional]      LPVOID  lpEnvironment,
  [in, optional]      LPCTSTR lpCurrentDirectory,
  [in]                LPSTARTUPINFO lpStartupInfo,
  [out]               LPPROCESS_INFORMATION lpProcessInformation
);
                    

ExitProcess

Terminates the calling process and all its threads.

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                        VOID ExitProcess(
  [in] UINT uExitCode
);
                    

OpenProcess

Opens an existing local process object.

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                        HANDLE OpenProcess(
  [in] DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
  [in] BOOL  bInheritHandle,
  [in] DWORD dwProcessId
);
                    

GetCurrentProcess

Returns a pseudo handle for the current process.

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HANDLE GetCurrentProcess(void);

TerminateProcess

Terminates the specified process and its threads.

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                        BOOL TerminateProcess(
  [in] HANDLE hProcess,
  [in] UINT   uExitCode
);
                    

GetProcessId

Retrieves the process identifier of the specified process.

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                        DWORD GetProcessId(
  [in] HANDLE Process
);
                    

IsWow64Process

Determines whether a process is running under WOW64.

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                        BOOL IsWow64Process(
  [in]  HANDLE  hProcess,
  [out] PBOOL   Wow64Process
);
                    