Multiple Threads

A thread is the entity within a process that can be scheduled for execution. All threads of a process share its virtual address space and system resources. Each process is started with a single thread, but can create additional threads from any of its threads.

For more information, see the following topics:

• Creating Threads
• Thread Stack Size
• Thread Handles and Identifiers
• Suspending Thread Execution
• Synchronizing Execution of Multiple Threads
• Multiple Threads and GDI Objects
• Thread Local Storage
• Creating Windows in Threads
• Terminating a Thread
• Thread Security and Access Rights