GetStartupInfoW function (processthreadsapi.h)

12/05/2018
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Retrieves the contents of the STARTUPINFO structure that was specified when the calling process was created.

Syntax

void GetStartupInfoW(
  LPSTARTUPINFOW lpStartupInfo
);

Parameters

lpStartupInfo

A pointer to a STARTUPINFO structure that receives the startup information.

Return value

This function does not return a value.

If an error occurs, the ANSI version of this function (GetStartupInfoA) can raise an exception. The Unicode version (GetStartupInfoW) does not fail.

Remarks

The STARTUPINFO structure was specified by the process that created the calling process. It can be used to specify properties associated with the main window of the calling process.

Requirements


Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	processthreadsapi.h (include Windows.h)
Library	Kernel32.lib
DLL	Kernel32.dll