Mutex Class (System.Threading) | Microsoft Learn
The Mutex class enforces thread identity, so a mutex can be released only by the thread that acquired it. By contrast, the Semaphore class does not enforce thread identity.
PowerShell : Getting started with Mutex - Ars Scriptum
Dec 8, 2022 · Local mutexes (which are unnamed), can only be used by any thread in our process that has reference to the Mutex Object. Named system mutexes, visible throughout the Operating system …
Interactively using Mutexes (et al) in Powershell - Stack Overflow
Jun 30, 2016 · While debugging an application that uses Semaphores for cross-process synchronization, I stumbled upon the idea of using PowerShell to take the place of the "other" process.
Using Mutexes to Write Data to the Same Logfile ... - Learn Powershell
Oct 1, 2014 · So with that, you can see how to use a mutex to allow for multiple processes writing to the same logfile (or actually anything else that you can think of) without fear of losing data from a …
System.Threading.Mutex - René Nyffenegger
Using mutexes with thread jobs to prevent race conditions.
GitHub - ryan-leap/GreenMeansGoMutexDemo: Demonstrates how to …
Okay, how do I use a Mutex in PowerShell? Because PowerShell is sitting right on top of .NET we can leverage the System.Threading.Mutex class. With that we can create a Mutex object in PowerShell:
Detection: Powershell Creating Thread Mutex - Splunk Security Content
Jun 24, 2025 · This detection leverages PowerShell Script Block Logging to identify scripts that create thread mutexes, a technique often used in obfuscated scripts to ensure only one instance runs on a …
Mutexes - .NET | Microsoft Learn
Mar 11, 2022 · Learn how to use a Mutex from the System.Threading namespace.
PowerShell : Getting started with MutEx - Blogger
Feb 12, 2016 · Now there are two types of MutEx in .NET world: Local mutexes (which are unnamed), can only be used by any thread in our process that has reference to the Mutex Object. Named …
Active Directory ConnectorAfterCreate Rule and Using Mutex for …
Jan 14, 2025 · I recently made an update to this rule to include the use of Mutex in the Powershell code. The use of Mutex should help us with issues were seeing when writing output to a log file.