SHRegCloseUSKey function (shlwapi.h)

Closes a handle to a user-specific registry subkey in a user-specific subtree (HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).

Syntax

LSTATUS SHRegCloseUSKey(
  [in] HUSKEY hUSKey
);

Parameters

[in] hUSKey

Type: HUSKEY

A handle to a currently open registry subkey. The subkey must have been opened with the KEY_SET_VALUE access right. For more information, see Registry Key Security and Access Rights.

This handle can be obtained through the SHRegOpenUSKey function.

Return value

Type: LSTATUS

Returns ERROR_SUCCESS if successful, or a nonzero error code defined in Winerror.h otherwise. Use FormatMessage with the FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM flag to retrieve a generic description of the error.

Requirements