# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_OpenWindowStation

Opens the specified window station

#include <WinAPISys.au3>
_WinAPI_OpenWindowStation ( $sName [, $iAccess = 0 [, $bInherit = False]] )

## Parameters

$sName | The name of the window station to be opened. Window station names are case-insensitive. This window station must belong to the current session.
$iAccess | [optional] The access to the window station. This parameter can be one or more of the following values: $WINSTA_ALL_ACCESS $WINSTA_ACCESSCLIPBOARD $WINSTA_ACCESSGLOBALATOMS $WINSTA_CREATEDESKTOP $WINSTA_ENUMDESKTOPS $WINSTA_ENUMERATE $WINSTA_EXITWINDOWS $WINSTA_READATTRIBUTES $WINSTA_READSCREEN $WINSTA_WRITEATTRIBUTES
$bInherit | [optional] Specifies whether inherites the handle by a processes, valid values: True - The processes created by this process will inherit the handle. False - The processes do not inherit this handle (Default).

## Return Value

Success: | Handle to the specified window station.
Failure: | 0, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information.

## Remarks

After you are done with the handle, you must call _WinAPI_CloseWindowStation() to free the handle.

## Related

_WinAPI_CloseWindowStation

## See Also

Search OpenWindowStation in MSDN Library.