FwpmEngineClose0 function (fwpmu.h)
The FwpmEngineClose0 function closes a session to a filter engine.
Syntax
DWORD FwpmEngineClose0(
[in] HANDLE engineHandle
);
Parameters
[in] engineHandle
Type: HANDLE
Handle for an open session to the filter engine. Call FwpmEngineOpen0 to open a session to the filter engine.
Return value
Type: DWORD
| Return code/value | Description |
|---|---|
|
The session was closed successfully. |
|
A Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) specific error. See WFP Error Codes for details. |
|
Failure to communicate with the remote or local firewall engine. |
Remarks
After an application has completed adding or removing system objects, it may call the FwpmEngineClose0 function to close the open session to the filter engine.
A filter engine session is also closed when a client process terminates.
If this function is called with a transaction in progress, the transaction will be aborted.
FwpmEngineClose0 is a specific implementation of FwpmEngineClose. See WFP Version-Independent Names and Targeting Specific Versions of Windows for more information.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | fwpmu.h |
| Library | Fwpuclnt.lib |
| DLL | Fwpuclnt.dll |