Windows SDK Application: How to get the windows directory?

[Andreas Masur]

Q: How to get the windows directory?

A:


TCHAR szDirectory[MAX_PATH] = "";

UINT Bytes = ::GetWindowsDirectory(szDirectory, sizeof(szDirectory));
if(!Bytes)
// Error -> call '::GetLastError()'
else if(Bytes > sizeof(szDirectory))
// Buffer too small
else
// Success

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