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RtlQueryThreadPlaceholderCompatibilityMode function (ntifs.h)

RtlQueryThreadPlaceholderCompatibilityMode returns the placeholder compatibility mode for the current thread.

Syntax

NTSYSAPI CHAR RtlQueryThreadPlaceholderCompatibilityMode();

Return value

Returns the thread's placeholder compatibility mode. If there was an error it returns a negative value. It can be one of the following values:

Compatibility Mode Value
PHCM_APPLICATION_DEFAULT 0
PHCM_DISGUISE_PLACEHOLDER 1
PHCM_EXPOSE_PLACEHOLDERS 2
PHCM_MAX 2
PHCM_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER -1
PHCM_ERROR_NO_TEB -2

Remarks

This function is similar to RtlQueryProcessPlaceholderCompatibilityMode, but performs at a thread level instead of a process level.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 10, version 1709.
Target Platform Windows
Header ntifs.h (include Ntifs.h)

See also

RtlQueryProcessPlaceholderCompatibilityMode

RtlSetProcessPlaceholderCompatibilityMode

RtlSetThreadPlaceholderCompatibilityMode


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