1.3.4 Debugger support

Services are provided for people implementing Windows-based debuggers to access processes being debugged.

For additional information on how to use the debugger functionality, see chapter 12, “Windows Debugging Support.”

The debugger functions include:

Function Description

ContinueDebugEvent Continues a thread that previously reported a debug event
DebugActiveProcess Allows a debugger to attach to a process.
DebugBreak Forces a break to the debugger
GetThreadContext Gets the context of the specified thread
ReadProcessMemory Reads memory within the specified process
SetThreadContext Allows debugger to set thread context.
WaitForDebugEvent Waits for a debug event to occur in a debugged process
WriteProcessMemory Writes memory within the specified process