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The Win32 Thread Pool API — Concurrency That Does Not Create Threads, with CreateThreadpoolWork (archived 2026-09-07)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Are you spawning CreateThread calls all over your native code? This article explains the Win32 thread pool API redesigned in Vista — the four objects work, timer, wait, and io, cleanup groups, and what you must not do inside a callback — based on primary sources. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/win32-thread-pool-api/, as published on 2026-08-30. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-08-22.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22170914

Author: Komura, Go

Language: English

Topic: Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques

Subfield: Hardware and Architecture

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204159749

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