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SHRegDuplicateHKey function (shlwapi.h)

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Duplicates a registry key's HKEY handle.

Syntax

HKEY SHRegDuplicateHKey(
  [in] HKEY hkey
);

Parameters

[in] hkey

Type: HKEY

The HKEY handle to be duplicated.

Return value

Type: HKEY

Returns a duplicate of the handle specified in hkey.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header shlwapi.h
Library Shlwapi.lib
DLL Shlwapi.dll (version 5.0 or later)