GetProcessWindowStation

The GetProcessWindowStation function returns a handle of the window station associated with the calling process.

HWINSTA GetProcessWindowStation(VOID)

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle of the window station associated with the calling process.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. This can occur if the calling process is not an application written for Windows NT. 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.

See Also

GetThreadDesktop, GetUserObjectInformation, GetUserObjectSecurity, SetProcessWindowStation, SetUserObjectInformation, SetUserObjectSecurity