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How to detach a thread on Windows C++

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How to detach a thread on windows in C++. On Posix we have pthread_detach(pthread_self());. How to achieve this in windows enviornment.

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Avinash Avatar asked Oct 05 '12 10:10

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Assuming that you are using _beginthreadex or CreateThread to create the thread, you just need to close the thread handle using CloseHandle.

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cmeerw Avatar answered Oct 14 '22 19:10

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