C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern IntPtr OpenProcess(UInt32 dwDesiredAccess, Int32 bInheritHandle, UInt32 dwProcessId);

VB Signature:

Declare Function OpenProcess Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Uinteger, ByVal bInheritHandle As Integer, ByVal dwProcessId As UInteger) As IntPtr

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Notes:

Pass the returned handle to CloseHandle after you are done with it.

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