GhostWindowFromHungWindow

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Returns the handle on the window being ghosted

Syntax

HWND WINAPI GhostWindowFromHungWindow (
    HWND hwndGhost
)

Parameters

hwndHung
The handle of a hung window

Return Value

The handle of the ghost window which shadows hwndHung or NULL on failure. Call GetLastError() for more information

Remarks

A ghost window replaces a window that hasn't called Get or PeekMessage for 5 seconds, in other words a hung window. It displays a bitmap of the hung window's client area

This function is the reciprocal of HungWindowFromGhostWindow.

This function is also known as NtUserGhostWindowFromHungWindow.