Re: INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE vs. NULL

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>From CloseHandle:
This function will throw an exception if either a handle value that is not
valid (or 0)
It implies 0 (NULL) is not valid for any handle closeable by CloseHandle, so
actually all kernel handles, right?


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