---
name: "ResumeThread"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ResumeThread"
---

# ResumeThread(3w)

## NAME

**ResumeThread** (KERNEL32.@)

## SYNOPSIS

DWORD ResumeThread\
  (\
   HANDLE *hthread*\
  )

## PARAMS

**\[In\]**  Identifies thread to restart.

## DESCRIPTION

ResumeThread \[**KERNEL32**.@\] Resumes a thread.

Decrements a thread's suspend count. When count is zero, the execution of the thread is resumed.

## RETURNS

**Success:** Previous suspend count

**Failure:** 0xFFFFFFFF Already running: **0**

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"winbase.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/kernel32/thread.c"**.

Debug channel **"thread"**.