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Asked: 2026-05-25T06:01:42+00:00

In a program I accidentally called closeHandle() twice on a mutex handle (closing the

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In a program I accidentally called closeHandle() twice on a mutex handle (closing the handle that was already closed).

When running the code in the debugger, I received the exception error An invalid HANDLE was specified. as expected.

However, running the program “normally” as a stand alone (outside of the debugger) the exception does not appear or any other error. Program appears to run normally.

Is this just a setting in Visual Studio .NET 2003 or is there more behind it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The documentation states:

    If the application is running under a debugger, the function will throw an exception if it receives either a handle value that is not valid or a pseudo-handle value. This can happen if you close a handle twice, or if you call CloseHandle on a handle returned by the FindFirstFile function instead of calling the FindClose function.

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