Extending Task Manager with DLL Injection

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How to extend the features of Windows Task Manager using DLL injection.

taskex.zip
- TaskEx
  - InstallTaskHook
    - InstallTaskHook.rc
    - InstallTaskHook.vcproj
    - Release
    - resource.h
    - TaskExHook.cpp
  - TaskExApp
    - Release
    - res
      - TaskExApp.ico
      - TaskExApp.manifest
      - TaskExApp.rc2
    - Resource.h
    - stdafx.cpp
    - stdafx.h
    - TaskExApp.cpp
    - TaskExApp.h
    - TaskExApp.rc
    - TaskExApp.sln
    - TaskExApp.vcproj
    - TaskExDlg.cpp
    - TaskExDlg.h
  - TaskExHook
    - hook.cpp
    - Release
    - TaskExHook.vcproj

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 8.00
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "TaskExApp", "TaskExApp.vcproj", "{80D322A8-8EA6-456E-AAC6-63A808E7AB4F}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "InstallTaskHook", "..\InstallTaskHook\InstallTaskHook.vcproj", "{3F4FE51E-BCD9-45E5-9C4B-B616643AE899}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
		{2F3E092E-BCED-4311-84F9-40303A2ACD17} = {2F3E092E-BCED-4311-84F9-40303A2ACD17}
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "TaskExHook", "..\TaskExHook\TaskExHook.vcproj", "{2F3E092E-BCED-4311-84F9-40303A2ACD17}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
		Debug = Debug
		Release = Release
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution
		{80D322A8-8EA6-456E-AAC6-63A808E7AB4F}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{80D322A8-8EA6-456E-AAC6-63A808E7AB4F}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{80D322A8-8EA6-456E-AAC6-63A808E7AB4F}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{80D322A8-8EA6-456E-AAC6-63A808E7AB4F}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
		{3F4FE51E-BCD9-45E5-9C4B-B616643AE899}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{3F4FE51E-BCD9-45E5-9C4B-B616643AE899}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{3F4FE51E-BCD9-45E5-9C4B-B616643AE899}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{3F4FE51E-BCD9-45E5-9C4B-B616643AE899}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
		{2F3E092E-BCED-4311-84F9-40303A2ACD17}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{2F3E092E-BCED-4311-84F9-40303A2ACD17}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{2F3E092E-BCED-4311-84F9-40303A2ACD17}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{2F3E092E-BCED-4311-84F9-40303A2ACD17}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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