OpenWindowStation function
Applies to: desktop apps only
Opens the specified window station.
Syntax
HWINSTA WINAPI OpenWindowStation( __in LPTSTR lpszWinSta, __in BOOL fInherit, __in ACCESS_MASK dwDesiredAccess );
Parameters
- lpszWinSta [in]
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The name of the window station to be opened. Window station names are case-insensitive.
This window station must belong to the current session.
- fInherit [in]
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If this value is TRUE, processes created by this process will inherit the handle. Otherwise, the processes do not inherit this handle.
- dwDesiredAccess [in]
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The access to the window station. For a list of access rights, see Window Station Security and Access Rights.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle to the specified window station.
If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
After you are done with the handle, you must call CloseWindowStation to free the handle.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server |
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Unicode and ANSI names | OpenWindowStationW (Unicode) and OpenWindowStationA (ANSI) |
See also
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Build date: 2/3/2012
