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AvSetMmThreadCharacteristics function

Associates the calling thread with the specified task.

Syntax


HANDLE WINAPI AvSetMmThreadCharacteristics(
  _In_    LPCTSTR TaskName,
  _Inout_ LPDWORD TaskIndex
);

Parameters

TaskName [in]

The name of the task to be performed. This name must match the name of one of the subkeys of the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\Tasks.

TaskIndex [in, out]

The unique task identifier. The first time this function is called, this value must be 0 on input. The index value is returned on output and can be used as input in subsequent calls.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns a handle to the task.

If the function fails, it returns 0. To retrieve extended error information, call GetLastError.

The following are possible error codes.

Return codeDescription
ERROR_INVALID_TASK_INDEX

Either TaskIndex is not 0 on the first call or is not recognized value (on subsequent calls).

ERROR_INVALID_TASK_NAME

The specified task does not match any of the tasks stored in the registry.

ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD

The caller does not have sufficient privilege.

 

Remarks

When the task is completed, call the AvRevertMmThreadCharacteristics function.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows Vista [desktop apps only]

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]

Header

Avrt.h

Library

Avrt.lib

DLL

Avrt.dll

Unicode and ANSI names

AvSetMmThreadCharacteristicsW (Unicode) and AvSetMmThreadCharacteristicsA (ANSI)

See also

Multimedia Class Scheduler Service

 

 

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