---
name: "CreateMutexW"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "wine-doc"
version: "0.0.981018-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/CreateMutexW"
---

# CreateMutexW(3w)

CreateMutex32W (KERNEL32.167)

## NAME

CreateMutexW - CreateMutex32W   (KERNEL32.167)

## SYNOPSIS

**HANDLE32 CreateMutexW**\
 **(**\
\
 	**SECURITY\_ATTRIBUTES \*sa,**\
\
 	**BOOL32 owner,**\
\
 	**LPCWSTR name**\
 **);**

## DESCRIPTION

CreateMutex32W   (KERNEL32.167).

## SEE ALSO

[CreateMutexA(3w)](/man/CreateMutexA/3w.md), [OpenMutexA(3w)](/man/OpenMutexA/3w.md), [OpenMutexW(3w)](/man/OpenMutexW/3w.md), [ReleaseMutex(3w)](/man/ReleaseMutex/3w.md)