GetCurrentProcessToken function
Retrieves a pseudo-handle that you can use as a shorthand way to refer to the access token associated with a process.
Syntax
FORCEINLINE HANDLE GetCurrentProcessToken(void);
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return value
A pseudo-handle that you can use as a shorthand way to refer to the access token associated with a process.
Remarks
A pseudo-handle is a special constant that can function as the access token for the current process. The calling process can use a pseudo-handle to specify the access token for that process whenever a token handle is required. Child processes do not inherit pseudo-handles.
Starting in Windows 8, this pseudo-handle has only TOKEN_QUERY and TOKEN_QUERY_SOURCE access rights.
A process can create a standard handle that is valid in the context of other processes and can be inherited by other processes. To create this standard handle, call the DuplicateHandle function and specify the pseudo-handle as the source handle.
You do not need to close the pseudo-handle when you no longer need it. If you call the CloseHandle function with a pseudo-handle, the function has no effect. If you call DuplicateHandle to duplicate the pseudo-handle, however, you must close the duplicate handle .
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