---
name: "ReleaseMutex"
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/ReleaseMutex"
---

# ReleaseMutex(3w)

ReleaseMutex (KERNEL32.582)

## NAME

ReleaseMutex - ReleaseMutex   (KERNEL32.582)

## SYNOPSIS

**BOOL32 ReleaseMutex(HANDLE32 handle);**

## DESCRIPTION

ReleaseMutex   (KERNEL32.582).

## SEE ALSO

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