GetProcessWindowStation function (winuser.h)

Retrieves a handle to the current window station for the calling process.

Syntax

HWINSTA GetProcessWindowStation();

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the window station.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The system associates a window station with a process when the process is created. A process can use the SetProcessWindowStation function to change its window station.

The calling process can use the returned handle in calls to the GetUserObjectInformation, GetUserObjectSecurity, SetUserObjectInformation, and SetUserObjectSecurity functions.

Do not close the handle returned by this function.

A service application is created with an associated window station and desktop, so there is no need to call a USER or GDI function to connect the service to a window station and desktop.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header winuser.h (include Windows.h)
Library User32.lib
DLL User32.dll
API set ext-ms-win-ntuser-windowstation-l1-1-0 (introduced in Windows 8)

See also

GetThreadDesktop

GetUserObjectInformation

GetUserObjectSecurity

SetProcessWindowStation

SetUserObjectInformation

SetUserObjectSecurity

Window Station and Desktop Functions

Window Stations