GetManagedApplicationCategories function (appmgmt.h)

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02/22/2024

The GetManagedApplicationCategories function gets a list of application categories for a domain. The list is the same for all users in the domain.

Syntax

DWORD GetManagedApplicationCategories(
  [out] DWORD               dwReserved,
  [out] APPCATEGORYINFOLIST *pAppCategory
);

Parameters

[out] dwReserved

This parameter is reserved. Its value must be 0.

[out] pAppCategory

A APPCATEGORYINFOLIST structure that contains a list of application categories. This structure must be freed by calling LocalFree when the list is no longer required.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is ERROR_SUCCESS. Otherwise, the function returns one of the system error codes. For a complete list of error codes, see System Error Codes or the header file WinError.h.

Remarks

The structure returned by GetManagedApplicationCategories must be freed by calling LocalFree when the list is no longer required.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008
Target Platform	Windows
Header	appmgmt.h
Library	Advapi32.lib
DLL	Advapi32.dll